Guitar chord display medium
By using guitar chord display media with horizontal lines of varying thicknesses and marked finger positions, the challenge of differentiating guitar strings for beginners is addressed, improving their ability to play guitar chords.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025000799U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing guitar chord display media struggle to clearly differentiate between guitar strings for beginners, as all horizontal lines are the same thickness, making it difficult for them to understand which strings to play.
The proposed guitar chord display medium uses horizontal lines of varying thicknesses corresponding to the thickness of the guitar strings, along with finger marks that can be marked with kanji or colored to indicate which fingers press each string.
This solution allows beginners to easily identify which strings to play with which fingers, enhancing their understanding and ability to play guitar chords effectively.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] This specification discloses a technique relating to a guitar chord display medium. [Background technology]
[0002] A guitar chord display medium is a medium such as a print medium or an image display medium that displays a chord diagram. A chord diagram is a chart that shows the placement of fingers to play a specific chord on a guitar. A chord diagram has multiple horizontal lines corresponding to multiple strings on a guitar, and finger marks that show the positions to place the fingers on these horizontal lines (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-156542 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] In the guitar chord display medium of Patent Document 1, all of the horizontal lines are the same thickness, which poses a problem for beginner guitar players in that it is difficult to tell which horizontal lines correspond to which guitar strings. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] A guitar chord display medium according to one embodiment of the present invention includes multiple horizontal lines having different thicknesses according to the thickness of the corresponding guitar strings, and finger marks on the horizontal lines that indicate the positions to be pressed with the fingers. According to this embodiment of the guitar chord display medium, the positions to be pressed with the fingers are indicated using multiple horizontal lines having thicknesses according to the thickness of the corresponding guitar strings, so that even beginners can easily understand which guitar strings the multiple horizontal lines correspond to.
[0006] In the guitar chord display medium of the above-mentioned form, the finger mark may be marked with a Chinese character corresponding to the finger to be used. With this form of guitar chord display medium, even a beginner guitar player can easily understand which finger should be used to press which string.
[0007] In the guitar chord display medium of the above-mentioned form, the finger marks may be colored in a color corresponding to the finger that should be used to press the string. With this form of guitar chord display medium, even beginners can easily understand which finger should be used to press which string.
[0008] The technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to the form of a guitar chord display medium, but can also be realized in the form of a guitar chord book, a guitar chord display device, a guitar chord chart display method, and the like. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a guitar chord display medium. [Diagram 2] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a modified example of a guitar chord display medium. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0010] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a guitar chord display medium 10. The guitar chord display medium 10 is a medium that displays a chord diagram 100. The guitar chord display medium 10 is an image display device provided in information devices such as personal computers, tablet terminals, and smartphones. The guitar chord display medium 10 may be a print medium such as a book, magazine, or flyer. The guitar chord display medium 10 can be used for teaching and practicing the guitar. The guitar chord display medium 10 can be used in combination with other visual aids.
[0011] The chord diagram 100 includes a chord name display field 105 , a plurality of horizontal lines 110 , a plurality of vertical lines 120 , a finger mark 130 , and a mute display field 140 .
[0012] The chord name display column 105 of the chord diagram 100 is a column that displays the chord name of the guitar chord that indicates how to play the chord diagram 100.
[0013] The multiple horizontal lines 110 in the chord diagram 100 include horizontal lines 111 to 116 each having a different thickness according to the thickness of the corresponding guitar string. Generally, a guitar has six strings, with the higher the pitch, the thinner the strings are, and the lower the pitch, the thicker the strings are. The multiple horizontal lines 110 are arranged in order from the top: horizontal line 111, horizontal line 112, horizontal line 113, horizontal line 114, horizontal line 115, and horizontal line 116.
[0014] The horizontal line 111 corresponds to the first string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 111 is the thinnest among the horizontal lines 111 to 116.
[0015] The horizontal line 112 corresponds to the second string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 112 is thicker than the horizontal line 111 and thinner than the horizontal line 113.
[0016] The horizontal line 113 corresponds to the third string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 113 is thicker than the horizontal line 112 and thinner than the horizontal line 114.
[0017] The horizontal line 114 corresponds to the fourth string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 114 is thicker than the horizontal line 113 and thinner than the horizontal line 115.
[0018] The horizontal line 115 corresponds to the fifth string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 115 is thicker than the horizontal line 114 and thinner than the horizontal line 116.
[0019] The horizontal line 116 corresponds to the sixth string of the guitar. The thickness of the horizontal line 116 is the thickest among the horizontal lines 111 to 116.
[0020] The multiple vertical lines 120 in the chord diagram 100 include vertical lines 121 to 124 that correspond to the positions of the frets on the guitar. In the vertical lines 120, from left to right, vertical line 121, vertical line 122, vertical line 123, and vertical line 124 are arranged at equal intervals. Each of the vertical lines 121 to 124 has the same thickness.
[0021] Vertical line 121 is a vertical line that corresponds to the first fret on the guitar. Vertical line 122 is a vertical line that corresponds to the second fret on the guitar. Vertical line 123 is a vertical line that corresponds to the third fret on the guitar. Vertical line 124 is a vertical line that corresponds to the fourth fret on the guitar.
[0022] The finger marks 130 of the chord diagram 100 are designs that indicate finger positions on the horizontal line 110. The finger marks 130 include finger marks 131 to 134 that correspond to the fingers of the player.
[0023] Finger mark 131 is a design showing the position to be pressed by the index finger on horizontal line 110. Finger mark 132 is a design showing the position to be pressed by the middle finger on horizontal line 110. Finger mark 133 is a design showing the position to be pressed by the ring finger on horizontal line 110. Finger mark 134 is a design showing the position to be pressed by the little finger on horizontal line 110.
[0024] In this embodiment, the finger marks 131 to 134 have the same shape, size, and color. In another embodiment, the finger marks 131 to 134 may have different colors. For example, the finger mark 131 may be red, the finger mark 132 may be blue, the finger mark 133 may be green, and the finger mark 134 may be orange.
[0025] The mute display field 140 of the chord diagram 100 is a design that indicates strings that are not to be plucked. In the example of Fig. 1, the mute display field 140 indicates that the 6th string corresponding to the horizontal line 116 is not to be plucked by placing a cross next to the horizontal line 116.
[0026] Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the guitar chord display medium 20 of the modified example. The guitar chord display medium 20 is a medium for displaying a chord diagram 200. The chord diagram 200 is the same as the chord diagram 100 of FIG. 1 except that the symbols of the finger marks 131 to 134 are different.
[0027] In the finger marks 131 to 134 of FIG. 2, Chinese characters corresponding to the fingers to be pressed are attached. The finger mark 131 is the side of the figure with the Chinese character "person" corresponding to the index finger. The finger mark 132 is a figure with the Chinese character "middle" corresponding to the middle finger. The finger mark 133 is a figure with the Chinese character "medicine" corresponding to the ring finger. The finger mark 134 is a figure with the Chinese character "child" corresponding to the little finger.
[0028] In the example of FIG. 2, the finger marks 131 to 134 are figures with the same color. In other embodiments, the finger marks 131 to 134 may be figures with different colors.
[0029] According to the guitar chord display media 10 and 20 described above, in order to indicate the position to be pressed with the fingers using a plurality of horizontal lines 111 to 116 having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the corresponding guitar strings, it is possible for beginners of the guitar to easily understand which strings the plurality of horizontal lines 111 to 116 correspond to.
[0030] Further, according to the guitar chord display medium 20, since the finger marks 131 to 134 are attached with Chinese characters corresponding to the fingers to be pressed, beginners of the guitar can more easily understand which string should be pressed with which finger.
[0031] Also, in the guitar chord display media 10 and 20, when colors corresponding to the fingers to be pressed are attached to the finger marks 131 to 134, beginners of the guitar can more easily understand which string should be pressed with which finger.
[0032] The technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, example, and modification, and can be realized in various configurations without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, among the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiment, example, and modification, those corresponding to the technical features in each form described in the outline of the invention can be appropriately replaced and combined to solve some or all of the above-mentioned problems or to achieve some or all of the above-mentioned effects. In addition, technical features that are not described as essential in this specification can be appropriately deleted. [Explanation of symbols]
[0033] 10...Guitar chord display media 20...Guitar chord display media 100... Chord diagram 105...Code name display column 110…Horizontal line 111...Horizontal line 112…Horizontal line 113…Horizontal line 114…Horizontal line 115…Horizontal line 116…Horizontal line 120...Vertical line 121...Vertical line 122...Vertical line 123...Vertical line 124…Vertical line 130...Finger mark 131...Finger mark 132...Finger mark 133...Finger mark 134...Finger mark 140…Mute display field 200... Chord diagram
Claims
1. A guitar chord display medium, a plurality of horizontal lines each having a different thickness corresponding to a thickness of a corresponding guitar string; A finger mark indicating the position to be pressed with the finger on the horizontal line; A guitar chord display medium.
2. 2. The guitar chord display medium according to claim 1, wherein the finger marks are marked with Chinese characters corresponding to the fingers to be pressed.
3. 3. The guitar chord display medium according to claim 1, wherein the finger marks are colored in a color corresponding to the finger that should be used to press the chord.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Guitar chord display device and program
JP2013156542A