Blank Fretboard Grid paper in PDF
6 String Viola da Gamba and Lute grids
Blank fretboard grids paper, 8 pages, assorted sizes and layouts in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Printable high-resolution PDFs. 400k download.
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7 String Viola da Gamba and Lute grids
7 string Viol, (any 7 string fretted instrument) fretboard grids paper, 6 pages, assorted sizes and layouts in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Printable high-resolution PDFs. 380k download.
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Fretboard note spellers in PDF
Printable high-resolution PDF showing the notes of the Viola da Gamba fretboard spelled with letters (12 frets, one octave). 420k download.
This is an all-in-one PDF containing gamba spellers for five iterations of the standard Viol and Lute tuning pattern
4th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 4th (7 string gamba adds another 4th at start):
6 string D tuning
6 string A tuning
6 string G tuning
6 string E tuning (guitarists reference, see how similar it is)
7 string Bass Viol (adds a low A string to the 6 string D tuning gamba)
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Viola da Gamba or Lute fretboard notes spellers
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Basic Viola da Gamba or Lute Chords PDF
Printable high-resolution PDF, 540k download. The essential open position chords (chords in first three frets) plus barre type chords rooted on strings one and two. You can see these Gamba chords locally as well.
Note, these PFDs include a copy of the appropriate Viola da Gamba Fretboard Note Speller.
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Basic Viola da Gamba and Lute Chords
E tuning (guitarists reference): E A D Gb B E
Note: the Gb shown in this open tuning is actually F#, the enharmonic spelling and proper Major 3rd spelling from D up. Likewise; F# up to B is the proper spelling for a P4th up from F#. Using Gb just makes it easier to remember, but you should know and remember there is a difference.)
This E tuned guitarist reference is to provide an introduction to gamba tuning associated to something you already know (standard guitar tuning). All you have to do is lower your G string one semitone to Gb. You’ll recognize these open position chord shapes but everything will be bumped one string to the left compared to what you’re used to. Note, with this tuning you get a nice open position B Major chord ;’)
Basic Viola da Gamba and Lute Chords
D tuning: D G C E A D
Basic Viola da Gamba and Lute Chords
A tuning: A D G B E A
Basic Viola da Gamba and Lute Chords
G tuning: G C F A D G
Basic Viola da Gamba and Lute Chords
7 string Bass Viol [A] D tuning: A D G C E A D
Cipher Formula — Musical Number Formula Translation Tables: Intervals, Scales, and Chords PDF
Printable high-resolution PDF, 700k download. This is the PDF version of the full set of 10 number formula translation tables (standard and Cipher, diatonic and chromatic), found on this web site under Core Cipher Components / Number Formula. Tables are included for intervals, scales, and chords. I’ve also included one additional interval table from the Music Theory Elements section, this one.
Update: Copies of the Summary Master Chart and Speller-Transposer are now included in this download as well.
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Cipher Formula
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