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A grid of lines with dots, showing where fingers go on a fretted instrument.
Also known as: Chord box, Guitar chord chart, Grid with dots music
A chord diagram is a picture of the fingerboard rather than a notation of pitch. It shows where to put fingers, which is why a player can use one without being able to read music at all.
Shows where to place fingers on the fingerboard of a fretted instrument, as dots on a grid of strings and frets.
Contexts: Music
Marks strings that are not played with an x above them and open strings with an o, so the diagram states what to avoid as well as what to press.
Contexts: Music
Describes a physical hand position rather than a set of pitches, which is why it is usable without reading notation.
Contexts: Music
A small grid of six vertical lines crossed by four or five horizontal ones, with solid dots placed in the spaces and small circles or crosses above the top edge.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.