Fancy Chords and Their Voicings

Banjo

(G) D G B D

Open G (gDGBD). Numbers cover the four long strings; the 5th is a drone, spiked rather than fretted.

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Contents

Circle of Fifths

C2012Am2212♮G0000Em20021♯D0234Bm44342♯A2222F#m42243♯E2102C#m21224♯B4444G#m11015♯Gb4324Ebm43446♭Db3123Bbm33235♭Ab1111Fm31134♭Eb5345Cm10113♭Bb3333Gm03352♭F3213Dm02331♭

Root Positions

DGBD
C105110
Db116211
D0730
Eb1841
E2952
F31063
Gb41174
G5085
Ab6196
A72107
Bb83118
B9409

Fret for the root of each key on each string. Everything else is measured from there.

Movable Shapes

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major
0000G51111 = Ab
2012B33123 = Db
2102DR3213 = F
0234DR1345 = Eb
minor
1011Bb32122 = Dbm
1101G52212 = Am
2002DR3113 = Fm
seventh
0003G51114 = Ab7
0102Db71213 = F7
2100DR3211 = F7

Shape is the fingering above its lowest fret. Slide it one fret, the chord rises a semitone.

Drone Spikes

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A7 → A7 → A
Bb/A#9, tune down → Bb9, tune down → Bb
B/C♭9 → B9 → B
Copen g → Gopen g → G
Db/C#7, tune down → Ab7, tune down → Ab
D7 → A7 → A
Eb/D#open g → G9, tune down → Bb
E9 → Bopen g → G
F7 → A7, tune down → Ab
Gb/F#5, tune down → Gb7 → A
Gopen g → Gopen g → G
Ab/G#7, tune down → Ab9 → B

Where to catch the fifth string for each key.

Chords

A

A2222
Am2212
A5x25x
A+3223
A°1211
Asus2220x
Asus40230
A62224
Am62214
A6/92204
A72225
Amaj72226
Am72215
A°71214
Am7b51215
A7sus40255
A7b51225
A7#53225
A92425r
Amaj96602r
Am95502r
Aadd97602
Amadd97502
A7b92325r
A7#95522r
Am110010r
Am/Cx557
A/C#x657
A7/C#[11]087
Asus2/C#x607
A/E2222
Am/E221x

Bb/A#

Bb3333
Bbm3323
Bb5x36x
Bb+0334
Bb°2322
Bbsus2331x
Bbsus41341
Bb60335
Bbm63325
Bb6/90010r
Bb73336
Bbmaj70337
Bbm73326
Bb°72325
Bbm7b52326
Bb7sus41346
Bb7b52336
Bb7#54336
Bb90110r
Bbmaj90210r
Bbm93526r
Bbadd90310
Bbmadd9866[10]
Bb7b90100r
Bb7#90120r
Bbm111121r
Bbm/Dbx668
Bb/D0330
Bb7/D0336
Bbsus2/D0310
Bb/F3330
Bbm/F332x

B/C♭

B4444
Bm4434
B5x47x
B+1001
B°0403
Bsus2442x
Bsus44402
B61104
Bm60100
B6/91121r
B71201
Bmaj71301
Bm70200
B°70103
Bm7b50203
B7sus42204
B7b51203
B7#51007
B91221r
Bmaj91321r
Bm90220r
Badd91421
Bmadd90420
B7b91211r
B7#90201
Bm110222r
Bm/D0x00
B/D#1441
B7/D#1201
Bsus2/D#1421
B/F#4401
Bm/F#4430

C

C2012
Cm1011
C5x58x
C+2112
C°1514
Csus20010
Csus43013
C62215
Cm61211
C6/90210
C72312
Cmaj75502
Cm71311
C°71214
Cm7b51314
C7sus43315
C7b52314
C7#56558
C90312
Cmaj90002r
Cm90311
Cadd90012
Cmadd90011
C7b92322r
C7#91312
Cm111333r
Cm/Eb1511
C/E2012
C7/E2312
Csus2/E2010
C/G5012
Cm/G5011

Db/C#

Db3123
Dbm2122
Db5x69x
Db+3223
Db°5022
Dbsus21121
Dbsus44124
Db63326
Dbm62322
Db6/91321
Db73423
Dbmaj73523
Dbm72422
Db°72325
Dbm7b52425
Db7sus44426
Db7b53425
Db7#53607
Db91103r
Dbmaj91113r
Dbm91102r
Dbadd91123
Dbmadd91122
Db7b90103r
Db7#92103r
Dbm112104r
Dbm/E2622
Db/F3123
Db7/F3423
Dbsus2/F3121
Db/Ab6623
Dbm/Ab6622

D

D0234
Dm0233
D5023x
D+0334
D°0133
Dsus20232
Dsus400xx
D60204
Dm60203
D6/9xx00
D70214
Dmaj70224
Dm70213
D°70103
Dm7b50113
D7sus40010
D7b50114
D7#50314
D92214r
Dmaj92224r
Dm92213r
Dadd90254
Dmadd90262
D7b91214r
D7#93214r
Dm110013
Dm/F3230
D/F#4230
D7/F#4210
Dsus2/F#4232
D/A7734
Dm/A7733

Eb/D#

Eb5345
Ebm4344
Eb5134x
Eb+1001
Eb°1244
Ebsus23341
Ebsus41141
Eb65011
Ebm61314
Eb6/91311
Eb71325
Ebmaj71030
Ebm71324
Eb°71214
Ebm7b51224
Eb7sus41121
Eb7b51225
Eb7#51425
Eb91023
Ebmaj91033
Ebm93324r
Ebadd91043
Ebmadd93344
Eb7b91022
Eb7#91024
Ebm111124
Ebm/Gb4341
Eb/G5041
Eb7/G5021
Ebsus2/G5043
Eb/Bb8045
Ebm/Bb8844

E

E2102
Em2002
E5245x
E+2112
E°2355
Esus24402
Esus42252
E66602
Em65022
E6/94122
E72100
Emaj71102
Em72000
E°72325
Em7b52335
E7sus42200
E7b52336
E7#52110
E90104r
Emaj91104r
Em92034
Eadd92104
Emadd92004
E7b90103r
E7#90105r
Em110205r
Em/G5002
E/G#x102
E7/G#x150
Esus2/G#x154
E/B9956
Em/B9055

F

F3213
Fm3113
F5356x
F+3223
F°3103
Fsus23013
Fsus4331x
F63210
Fm63110
F6/90010r
F73211
Fmaj72213
Fm73111
F°73100
Fm7b51103
F7sus43311
F7b53201
F7#53221
F91215r
Fmaj92215r
Fm91115r
Fadd93215
Fmadd93115
F7b91214r
F7#91246r
Fm111346r
F/C[10][10]67
Fm/C[10][10]66
Fm/Abx113
F/Ax213
F7/Ax243
Fsus2/A7063

Gb/F#

Gb4324
Gbm4224
Gb5467x
Gb+4330
Gb°4214
Gbsus24124
Gbsus4442x
Gb61344
Gbm64221
Gb6/91121r
Gb74322
Gbmaj73324
Gbm74222
Gb°74211
Gbm7b52214
Gb7sus44402
Gb7b54312
Gb7#54332
Gb92326r
Gbmaj93326r
Gbm92226r
Gbadd94326
Gbmadd94226
Gb7b92325r
Gb7#92357r
Gbm112204
Gb/Db[11][11]78
Gbm/Db[11][11]77
Gbm/Ax224
Gb/Bbx324
Gb7/Bbx354
Gbsus2/Bbx376

G

G0000
Gm0335
G5x03x
G+5001
G°5325
Gsus25230
Gsus40010
G60002
Gm65332
G6/90002
G70003
Gmaj70004
Gm75333
G°75322
Gm7b53325
G7sus40013
G7b55423
G7#51003
G90203r
Gmaj90204r
Gm93337r
Gadd95200
Gmadd95337
G7b90103r
G7#93300r
Gm113310r
G/D0000
Gm/D0335
Gm/Bbx335
G/B9005
G7/B9003
Gsus2/Bx487

Ab/G#

Ab1111
Abm1101
Ab5x14x
Ab+2112
Ab°0100
Absus21346
Absus41121
Ab61113
Abm61103
Ab6/91113
Ab71114
Abmaj71115
Abm71104
Ab°70103
Abm7b50104
Ab7sus41124
Ab7b50114
Ab7#52114
Ab91314r
Abmaj91315r
Abm91304r
Abadd96548
Abmadd91306
Ab7b91214r
Ab7#94411r
Abm114421r
Ab/Cx546
Ab7/Cx576
Absus2/Cx598
Ab/Eb1111
Abm/Eb110x
Abm/Bx406

How to print, cut, and sew a copy

  1. Print the 4-up PDF for your paper, double-sided, flipped on the long edge, at 100%. Don't let the printer fit to page.
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Five-hole pamphlet stitch: the spine outside, the spine inside, and the order of the six passes

Examples of some printed and stapled booklets:

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