interface / Symbolic

String Position

A specific fingering position for a chord or note set on a stringed instrument

How it works

This object can carry concrete values or a musical interpretation, depending on its notation.

Written forms

Ways to write this concept

Each notation describes the same underlying object. Load a playable example to hear one MIDI realization in the Code Sequencer.

guitar

String-by-string fret numbers for 6-string guitar, 'x' for muted strings. Assumes standard EADGBE tuning

xx02220
320003
x32010

bass

String-by-string fret numbers for 4-string bass. Assumes standard EADG tuning

x355
0235
x133

uke

String-by-string fret numbers for 4-string ukulele. Assumes standard GCEA tuning

2220
0003
2010

tuning

Alternate tuning name followed by hyphen and position

dropd-0x02220
dadgad-000220
openg-000000

cowboy

Dictionary-based position that maximizes open strings and low fret positions for guitar

G
C
D
Em
Am

custom

Full specification with tuning spelled out and position. Use 'b' for flat, 's' for sharp

EADGBE-xx02220
DADFsAD-000220
EbAbDbGbBbEb-333333

Choose Load beside a convertible example to open its live player. Some catalog formats describe analysis or a display label and have no note realization yet.

Note setA group of concrete MIDI pitches with octaves. It specifies one voicing and can be reduced to pitch classes or a rootless point shape.Grid PositionA chord or scale position on a 2D interval grid system, where vertical and horizontal movements represent specific semitone intervals Grid Position BankA collection of chord/scale positions on a 2D interval grid, presented as a bank of positions without temporal ordering Hexagonal Layout Hexagonal note layout.