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. Open an example to see it in every other notation, or load it 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.