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  Music is the best tonic, playing an instrument is great, playing and singing is greater, playing, singing and putting your own interpretation or even writing your own songs is the greatest feeling.

  I designed this website for my own use, so I could play my guitar anywhere without having to learn the words to the songs I sing, in truth I also learned the guitar, so I could accompany myself in private, sadly my voice is very nasally to others and myself when I hear it recorded, but sounds OK to me when I'm playing, perfect then, to feel good when the mood takes me.

  I have also learned in the past 20 years, tips and tricks to make learning to play extraordinarily easy for a beginner. I will freely share those tips that could have saved me years of learning. My favoured guitar is an Antonio Carvalho 1C Classical made in Portugal.

  If you want to learn to play a guitar or, any stringed instrument, it is essential you also buy a Tuner as your instrument needs to be adjusted. This is because new strings take a little while to bed in so it good practice to make sure your instrument is in tune before you begin each session. I use a "SNARK SUPER TIGHT" because it is the best and it will tune all stringed instruments, it clips onto the headstock and senses the vibrations of the strings, it also has a microphone that can identify the chords you play, thus it can tell you if you are playing the major cords corrrectly. Nowadays however I have an Iphone which has an App that replaces my Snark Tuner.
   You also need a Capo. A Capo allows you to use the same chord shapes right along the fret board, just giving a higher pitch as you move down.

  Welcome to 01a, where you can find songs from Robbie Burns right up to the current year. The chords are inserted into the words in order to better see where the chord changes take place. The cords themselves are also available in a chart form, the left side being the top E string nearest your face. If you are a profession musician you may say that some of the chords are wrong, and that is quite often true as I have learned to make some chords easy to play for instance I never play a "F chord" I play a "Fmaj7" I also have an easy "G chord" which I use when playing songs that have "G" "F" "C" "Am" "Am7" "C/B". This allows me to play the chords without moving my index finger from the 1st Fret of the "B string"

  G chord   C chord   Fmaj7 chord   Am chord   Am7 chord   C/B chord

Try - Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi
Try - With Or Without You by U2
Try - Mr Brightside by The Killers

Mandolin Chords

Root Major Minor 7 maj7 m7 6 m6
A Mandolin A Mandolin Am Mandolin A7 Mandolin Amaj7 Mandolin Am7 Mandolin A6 Mandolin Am6
B Mandolin B Mandolin Bm Mandolin B7 Mandolin Bmaj7 Mandolin Bm7 Mandolin B6 Mandolin Bm6
C Mandolin C Mandolin Cm Mandolin C7 Mandolin Cmaj7 Mandolin Cm7 Mandolin C6 Mandolin Cm6
D Mandolin D Mandolin Dm Mandolin D7 Mandolin Dmaj7 Mandolin Dm7 Mandolin D6 Mandolin Dm6
E Mandolin E Mandolin Em Mandolin E7 Mandolin Emaj7 Mandolin Em7 Mandolin E6 Mandolin Em6
F Mandolin F Mandolin Fm Mandolin F7 Mandolin Fmaj7 Mandolin Fm7 Mandolin F6 Mandolin Fm6
G Mandolin G Mandolin Gm Mandolin G7 Mandolin Gmaj7 Mandolin Gm7 Mandolin G6 Mandolin Gm6

Ukulele Chords

Root Major Minor 7 maj7 m7 6 m6
A Ukulele A Ukulele Am Ukulele A7 Ukulele Amaj7 Ukulele Am7 Ukulele A6 Ukulele Am6
B Ukulele B Ukulele Bm Ukulele B7 Ukulele Bmaj7 Ukulele Bm7 Ukulele B6 Ukulele Bm6
C Ukulele C Ukulele Cm Ukulele C7 Ukulele Cmaj7 Ukulele Cm7 Ukulele C6 Ukulele Cm6
D Ukulele D Ukulele Dm Ukulele D7 Ukulele Dmaj7 Ukulele Dm7 Ukulele D6 Ukulele Dm6
E Ukulele E Ukulele Em Ukulele E7 Ukulele Emaj7 Ukulele Em7 Ukulele E6 Ukulele Em6
F Ukulele F Ukulele Fm Ukulele F7 Ukulele Fmaj7 Ukulele Fm7 Ukulele F6 Ukulele Fm6
G Ukulele G Ukulele Gm Ukulele G7 Ukulele Gmaj7 Ukulele Gm7 Ukulele G6 Ukulele Gm6

4-String Banjo Chords (C-G-D-A)

Root Major Minor 7 maj7 m7 6 m6
A Banjo A Banjo Am Banjo A7 Banjo Amaj7 Banjo Am7 Banjo A6 Banjo Am6
B Banjo B Banjo Bm Banjo B7 Banjo Bmaj7 Banjo Bm7 Banjo B6 Banjo Bm6
C Banjo C Banjo Cm Banjo C7 Banjo Cmaj7 Banjo Cm7 Banjo C6 Banjo Cm6
D Banjo D Banjo Dm Banjo D7 Banjo Dmaj7 Banjo Dm7 Banjo D6 Banjo Dm6
E Banjo E Banjo Em Banjo E7 Banjo Emaj7 Banjo Em7 Banjo E6 Banjo Em6
F Banjo F Banjo Fm Banjo F7 Banjo Fmaj7 Banjo Fm7 Banjo F6 Banjo Fm6
G Banjo G Banjo Gm Banjo G7 Banjo Gmaj7 Banjo Gm7 Banjo G6 Banjo Gm6