Beginners Lute and Viol Chords — G tuning open position chords (first three frets plus nut or open strings) Black diamonds are root tones. Open strings tuning: G C F A D G Grayed tones are optional. White filled tones behind the nut are open string tones (to be included in chord). X ed strings at the nut are muted or not played. Large numbers inside chord dots are fingering numbers: 1 = index finger 2 = middle finger 3 = ring finger Standard 6 string Lute and Viol tuning pattern 4 = little finger 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th T = thumb G G G G G G Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 142 3 3 4 R5R35R R5R35 R R 5737R R5R3 7R R5735R R5R36R C C C C C C Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 5R5R35 5R5R35 5R5735 5R57 355R5735 5R5R36 F F F F F F Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 T 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5R5R3 5R5R3 5R573 5R57 3 5R573 5R563 Basic Viol and Lute Chords TheCipher.com © 2003 Roger Edward Blumberg 1 Beginners Lute and Viol Chords (G tuning continued) open position chords (first three frets plus nut or open strings) A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B A/B Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 see barre chord 2 see barre chord 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 33 3 4 R35R3R R 35R5R R35R57 R 7 35 R R 35R37 R35R36 5 D/E D/E D/E D/E D/E D/E Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 see barre chord 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 R35R5 R 35R5 R37R 3 R 7 35 R3573 R36R3 G/A G/A G/A G/A G/A G/A Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 see barre chord see barre chord see barre chord see barre chord 5R35R 5R35 R 5 73 5 R 5 7 35 R 3R357 3R36R D D D D D D Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 4 2 3 1 1 243 3 3 3 5R35R5 5R35R5 5735R5 57 35R5 R5735 R36R5 Basic Viol and Lute Chords TheCipher.com © 2003 Roger Edward Blumberg 2 Beginners Lute and Viol Chords (G tuning continued) Movable Barre chords Root on String One (low G) Major minorDom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Dom 7/6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 R5R35R R5R35 R R573 5 R R57 35 R R5735R R573 6 R * Root on String Two Major minorDom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 R5R35 5 R5R35 5 R573 5 5 R57 35 5 R5735 5 R5R36 bonus movable voicing in Viol/Lute tuning — more Root on String Two Major minorDom 7 minor 7 Major 9 Major 6/9 X X X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 233 3 2 3 3 3 5 R35R5 5 R 35R55 735R5 57 35R5 573695 R3695 * Low 5th (grayed tone) is always optional. If used, simply barre across all 6 strings with your index finger. The roots (lowest black diamonds) of these barre chord voicings can be aligned to any fret- line to produce the desired letter named chord. Memorize the letter names and locations (fret number) of the notes on strings one and two, low G and C in this tuning (first twelve frets). Consult the Lute/Viol Fretboard Note Speller. Basic Viol and Lute Chords TheCipher.com © 2003 Roger Edward Blumberg 3 Viola da Gamba or Lute G tuning [4th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 4th] Fretboard Notes Spelled Nut = open strings Fret 0 Nut Fret # 0 G C F A D G 1 G/A C/D F/G A/B D/E G/A 2 A D G B E A 3 A/B D/E G/A C F A/B 4 B E A C/D F/G B 5 C F A/B D G C 6 C/D F/G B D/E G/A C/D 7 D G C E A D 8 D/E G/A C/D F A/B D/E 9 E A D F/G B E 10 F A/B D/E G C F 11 F/G B E G/A C/D F/G octave GCFAD G fret 12 Basic Viol and Lute Chords TheCipher.com © 2003 Roger Edward Blumberg 4.