(Corrected charts due to previous error in judgment, GBE tuning is now correct)

 

 

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And now you can all play over a million songs!  Thats a good chart, there are more over in the how to play cbg forum.

Hello Michael,

In any given key the chords formed from the Major scale go like this:

1-Major 2-minor 3-minor 4-Major 5-Major 6-minor 7-dimished 8-major (octave)

Additionally, Major/minor chords require 3 tones to make a chord. (135  / 1flat35)

Two notes are intervals or commomly known as doublestops or power chords (bass strings). They are simply fragements of chords.

GBE tuning does not really offer the possibility of creating a system of chords.

I have found through my explorations, ADf# / 513  tunings works well. This is open D tuning.

Have you seen this series of lessons that are currently posted on my page?

I plan to design a chord chart to accompany the lessons, but I feel that just by learning the 3 basic shapes (major and minor) and knowing the notes of the strings, it is relatively easy to find any chord you need. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qlx7ico8Zo&feature=channel_vide...

Another simply solution would be to build a 4 string and just tune it like the 4 highest strings of a standard 6 (Dgbe). Then standard chord charts could be utilized. Although, this is not completely optimal, it offers a very quick and easy approach.

Thank you for sharing your ideas, Keni Lee

 

The GBe tuning open is the second inversion of an Em triad chord (just has the E on the top instead of the bottom).  Barring at any fret will give you the minor triad chord.  One fret above open on the G string will give you an E chord, as barring and one up from the barre (sp?) will give you the major triad of whatever the barre chord was.  Two frets up from open on the G string will give you a Gsus triad.  Same pattern for two above the barre to get the other suspendeds.

 

I guess 7ths and other more complex chords would be more difficult, if doable at all, but the above gives you the tools to play a lot of material.

 

Thanks for the charts!

 

RayTheOtherRay <>/p>

Here is a Basic Chord Chart for 3 string CBG in Open D Tuning (ADf#)

I hope you find this helpful.

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/a-basic-chord-chart-for-3?conte...

Hey Keni,

 

Great info on chord formation.  I'm a piano player at heart, and building chords on the piano is a lot easier.  I tried my best to work out actual chords for what I actually should call gbe tuning I guess, instead of GBE (still learning), and the best I could do on some of them was to go for power chords or chord fragments, figuring they'd still be great for playing accompaniment. 

 

And I couldn't figure any easy way to form diminished chords for the vii, so I just left it out.  I decided that for a beginner, knowing the 1-6 chords would still let me play a ton of songs, and I could tackle more complex stuff later on, after I'm comfortable with the instrument.

 

RayTheOtherRay, thanks much for the added info.  I'd been approaching gbe chords figuring I'd only play in the key of G, but from what you're saying it looks like I don't have to limit myself to playing in just one key, even on a 3 string.  I suddenly feel I have much more to learn than I suspected.  It does occur to me though that GBe or GBE or gbe or however you're supposed to write it actually sets you up to play in G major and E minor - I just hadn't made that connection until now.

 

Much thanks to both of you guys.  I hope to keep learning more,

Michael

Hello Michael,

Thank you for your response. There are certainly unlimited ways you can approach playing CBG. I encourage your explorations. There is Gold to be found if you look for it yourself. 

I stumbled upon the open D (ADf#) tuning while playing in Open G (GDG) tuning.

I didn't want to have to change strings, but I wanted a tuning that had all three major chord tones (triad).

Turned two buttons and like magic...That's why I nicknamed it, "Devil Tuning" After Robert Johnson's unknown man at the Cross Roads who "retuned" his guitar. 

Please check out the videos (earlier post). These explorations were in response to players who wanted to strum chords like a regular guitar. Something I don't ordinary do. 

The regular guitar is a compensated tuning (Each string higher is a 4th above, except for the g to b which is a 3rd). Makes for a great system of movable chords based on these five chords CAGED.

Using a major triad, (I choose 513 because it is part of the 3 basic 6 string open tunings)

Open D DADf#ad (1"513"51)

Open G DGDgbd (51"513"5)

Open C CGCgce (151"513")

Where as playing on a 6 string in different keys can be very tricky in a specific open tuning key (If you play in Open D arranging in the 5th (A) works well too because the the 5th for the key of A (E) is across the second fret and the 4th (D) is the open strings), on a 3 string all the chords are completely movable and there are no dissonant notes to get in your way. Regardless, this study made my understanding of the 6 string better too.

I appreciate that you took the time to read and chat. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee

           

Here's some songs set up to go along with the chord chart.  Just learn I, IV and V and you can play these songs until your wife/mother-in-law/room-mate/whatever tells you to knock off all that dagnabbit noise!

http://101cigarboxguitarsongs.weebly.com/song-list.html

I don't have 101 songs up yet, but I will.. I will.

Thanks,

This type of information is really helpful.

PRH

Awesome!  I'm glad I'm able to help.

Hey Keni,

 

You mentioned that GBE tuning doesn't allow for creating a system of chords.  (Which I have verified I should be saying gbe, because I'm talking about the 3 highest strings on a standard guitar.)

 

I'm not sure I follow you completely.  Did you mean that as far as playing slide is concerned, or were you talking about overall you can't create chords with GBe tuning.  The reason I ask is because after our discussion I sat down and looked at the scale for GBe tuning and have worked out charts for all Major, minor, aug, dim, and 7 chords.  (I had to cheat on the 7 chords, since I've only got 3 strings to work with - each one is a 7 minus the root.)


Anyway I put the chart up in the How to Play section:

 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/playing/forum/topics/chord-char...

 

Now that I got that worked out, I'm gonna check out your videos.

 

Michael

 

Keni Lee Burgess said:

Hello Michael,

In any given key the chords formed from the Major scale go like this:

1-Major 2-minor 3-minor 4-Major 5-Major 6-minor 7-dimished 8-major (octave)

Additionally, Major/minor chords require 3 tones to make a chord. (135  / 1flat35)

Two notes are intervals or commomly known as doublestops or power chords (bass strings). They are simply fragements of chords.

GBE tuning does not really offer the possibility of creating a system of chords.

I have found through my explorations, ADf# / 513  tunings works well. This is open D tuning.

Have you seen this series of lessons that are currently posted on my page?

I plan to design a chord chart to accompany the lessons, but I feel that just by learning the 3 basic shapes (major and minor) and knowing the notes of the strings, it is relatively easy to find any chord you need. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qlx7ico8Zo&feature=channel_vide...

Another simply solution would be to build a 4 string and just tune it like the 4 highest strings of a standard 6 (Dgbe). Then standard chord charts could be utilized. Although, this is not completely optimal, it offers a very quick and easy approach.

Thank you for sharing your ideas, Keni Lee

 

Hello Michael,

Certainly there are endless approaches to stringing and tuning CBGs. A standard guitar's tuning (EADgbe) utilizes a system of movable chords in the following basic chord shapes: CAGED. This makes it possible to get the same chord (inversion of the scale tones) in various positions on the fingerboard. It is logical and easy to find the chords you need. The ADf# tuning offers the same approach. Have you seen my basic chord chart? http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/a-basic-chord-chart-for-3?conte... 

Although, you have found the chords for the gbe tuning , I am interested to hear how your arrangements work out and sound.

I am planning a video soon of Robert Johnson's They're Red Hot. It has a simple chord progression of:

C A D7 G7 C / C C7 F Ab7

If you like, after I post the video, please play along and tell me how it worked out in gbe tuning.

Actually, I am not inventing anything new. You can find the same chord approach in traditional bluegrass banjo too. They use gDgbd tuning. The 513 interval is here g(Dgb)d. I am applying this approach in this video too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLycajdnlgU&feature=channel_vide...

I posted these lessons for player's who wanted a method to strum chords just like a standard 6 string. Considering there is only 3 basic moveable chord shapes (root found on each string) that can be altered easily into other chords, minor, 7th, etc, it is a rather effective approach. A full chord book could be generated, but in my mind, if you can name the notes of the strings, you can find any chord you need.

Thank you for the discussion, Keni Lee           

 

 

 

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