Chord Shape Names

[Ed1]

Just for fun:

[SNIP]
There are also minor shapes. The "C" minor Dog shape is: 5333, the "A" minor Cat shape is: 5453. And the "F" minor Bear shape is: 5543.

Maybe the diminished chord (1212) is the Dragon shape, and the augmented chord (3221) is the Snake shape. And that covers the Triads. I realize the the fully diminished chord isn't really a triad, but... Dragon chord sounds really cool for that one.

:biglaugh: I'm chuckling to hard to regret starting this thread.

 

[Pixiegod]

Not to forget the Tiger, Crane, Monkey and "Drunken" shapes!

 

[ukulelekarcsi]

Actually, some early mandolin tabs used letters that designated chord shapes rather than the tonal value of the chords. So the A-chord was a shape that could be moved up and down the neck, and had nothing to do with the note (which were designated ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si anyway, so no confusion there).

My son always used to call a certain ukulele chord the 'V-chord'. Easy to see why.