I know, I know...sounds like a hard one to ask....I have my new LPG built and no frets....set up for slide playing....but I am not sure where I can hit certian chords at on the neck. I can add some fret markers to the top of the neck....but I won't put them on the fret board.....My box is tuned in the key of A.....thanks for everyone's help.
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i strongly suggest you calculate and mark all the intervals as though you were going to put all the frets on. check my fret calculation video for a quick/easy way to do it. just make small marks on the top where you can see them.
A B C D E F G
7 notes, then sharps and flats.
A BC D EF G
On a fully fretted instrument tunes to a ...
open-A
2nd -B
3rd-C
5th-D
7th-E
8th-F
These will always rotate in this order. Whatever you are tuned at is your open chord, then follow the rotation. Fill in the sharps and flats in the spaces.
Are you asking about where the markers should go, or what chords are found when the slide is over the markers?
1/2 of the way between the nut and bridge is the 12th fret, and your octave A
1/3 of the way is the 7th fret, and your E chord
1/4 of the way is the 5th fret, and your D chord
1/5 of the way is your 4th fret, and your C# chord
2/5ths of the way is your 9th fret, and your F# chord
There are harmonic nodes over all of those spots, so you really don't even need to measure. Just lightly touch the string and find the sweet spot of the harmonic, and that's where to mark it.
For the 3rd fret, just go halfway from the nut to the 7th fret, and that's your C chord.
The rest can be eyeballed - split the 0 to 3 in thirds, the 5/7 in half, the 7/9 in half, the 9/12 in thirds and fudge them all slightly towards the bridge.
These won't be exact tempered scale markers, but they're plenty good for playing slide. I doubt the old blues kids were measuring out their CBGs with equal tempered scales and sub-milimeter precision...
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video: (5th one down on page)
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/build-an-uncle-crow-styl...
the chords will fall like this:
A|-|B|C|-|D|-|E|F|-|G|-|A|
or maybe just go by matt towe's list:
open-A
2nd -B
3rd-C
5th-D
7th-E
8th-F
[ and 10th is G]
i also place thumb tacks on the C,D,E,and G notes, to make it easier to find my way around the neck..
hope this helps!!
7 notes, then sharps and flats.
A BC D EF G
On a fully fretted instrument tunes to a ...
open-A
2nd -B
3rd-C
5th-D
7th-E
8th-F
These will always rotate in this order. Whatever you are tuned at is your open chord, then follow the rotation. Fill in the sharps and flats in the spaces.
Matt
1/2 of the way between the nut and bridge is the 12th fret, and your octave A
1/3 of the way is the 7th fret, and your E chord
1/4 of the way is the 5th fret, and your D chord
1/5 of the way is your 4th fret, and your C# chord
2/5ths of the way is your 9th fret, and your F# chord
There are harmonic nodes over all of those spots, so you really don't even need to measure. Just lightly touch the string and find the sweet spot of the harmonic, and that's where to mark it.
For the 3rd fret, just go halfway from the nut to the 7th fret, and that's your C chord.
The rest can be eyeballed - split the 0 to 3 in thirds, the 5/7 in half, the 7/9 in half, the 9/12 in thirds and fudge them all slightly towards the bridge.
These won't be exact tempered scale markers, but they're plenty good for playing slide. I doubt the old blues kids were measuring out their CBGs with equal tempered scales and sub-milimeter precision...