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| ====== Lesson One : Basics ====== | ====== First Lesson : Basics ====== |
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| ===== There's No Place Like Home ===== | ===== There's No Place Like Home ===== |
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| To talk about the buttons on the chorder we need names for them. To give you graphical representations of the chords we need a chart. In this lession you will be introduced to the the naming and graphical conventions used on this site as well as a few of the basic concepts of chording. | To talk about the buttons on the chorder we need names for them. To give you graphical representations of the chords we need a chart. In this lession you will be introduced to the the naming and graphical conventions used on this site as well as a few of the basic concepts of chording. |
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| ^ 3 Thumb Buttons ^^ ^ 4 Finger Buttons || | ^ 3 Thumb Buttons ^^ ^ 4 Finger Buttons || |
| | Outer Thumb (Far) | F ^ | 1<sup>st</sup> or (I)ndex Finger | I | | | Outer Thumb (Far) | F ^ | 1<sup>st</sup> or (I)ndex Finger | I | |
| | Middle Thumb (Center) | C ^ | 2<sup>nd</sup> or (M)iddle Finger | M | | | Middle Thumb (Center) | C ^ | 2<sup>nd</sup> or (M)iddle Finger | M | |
| | Inner Thumb (Near) | N ^ | 3<sup>rd</sup> or (R)ing Finger | R | | | Inner Thumb (Near) | N ^ | 3<sup>rd</sup> or (R)ing Finger | R | |
| | |^ | 4<sup>th</sup> or (P)inky | P | | | |^ | 4<sup>th</sup> or (P)inky | P | |
| NEWCOL | <newcolumn> |
| |{{spiffchorder:finger-id.jpg|}}| | |{{spiffchorder:finger-id.jpg|}}|{{:spiffchorder:modified_nasa:leftlabled.jpg?300|}}| |
| </columns> | </columns> |
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | |
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | |
| ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | |
| ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | |
| ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | |
| ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | |
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| This is the basic way we chart the chords. The above chart shows the five chords each comprising of a single button press, the chord comprising all five home buttons pressed and the chord for all four fingers pressed. | This is the basic way we chart the chords. The above chart shows the five chords each comprising of a single button press, the chord comprising all five home buttons pressed and the chord for all four fingers pressed. |
| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | |
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || |
| ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | |
| ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | |
| ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | |
| ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> || | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> || |
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| <key>Caps Lck</key> works just like it does on a conventional keyboard. Press it once to lock it, again to unlock it. | <key>Caps Lck</key> works just like it does on a conventional keyboard. Press it once to lock it, again to unlock it. |
| ==== Last but not least ==== | ==== Last but not least ==== |
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| There is only one button left. If you press ''Near'' (inner thumb button) before each of the home position chords you know you can get these: | There is only one button left. If you press ''Near'' (inner thumb button) before each of the home position chords that you now know you will get these: |
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| 1 2 3 4 5 0 000((triple zero? Yes, it is a key that was on many adding machines and is quite usefull once you know you have it. But you don't need to know it, it is just one of the many extras available on the chorder and it is included in the charts for compleatness.)) | 1 2 3 4 5 0 000((triple zero? Yes, it is a key that was on many adding machines and is quite useful once you know you have it. But you don't need to know it, it is just one of the many extras available on the chorder and it is included in the charts for completeness.)) |
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| If you press ''Near'' twice you get a <key>space</key>((While not that usefull here, having a space on ''Near'' becomes helpfull if you are in number-prefix with <key>number prefix lock</key>)) | If you press ''Near'' twice you get a <key>space</key>((While not that useful here, having a space on ''Near'' becomes helpful if you are in number-prefix with <key>number prefix lock</key>)) |
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| ''Near'' by itself acts as a prefix key as well, but rather than change the letter from lower case to upper case, it changes it from a letter to a number or symbol. | ''Near'' by itself acts as a prefix key as well, but rather than change the letter from lower case to upper case, it changes it from a letter to a number or symbol. |
| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> || | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> || |
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || 1 | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || 1 | |
| ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | |
| ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | |
| ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | |
| ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> ||| | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> ||| |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix lock((Number Prefix Lock works just like a <key>Caps Lck</key> key does only for the Number Prefix, not the <key>Shift</key>)) ||| | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix lock((Number Prefix Lock works just like a <key>Caps Lck</key> key does only for the Number Prefix, not the <key>Shift</key>)) ||| |
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | |
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |
| ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |
| ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | |
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| What does it all mean? | What does it all mean? |
| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | <key>F</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> |<key>I M R P</key>^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | <key>F</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> |<key>I M R P</key>^ | |
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> |<key>□□□□</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |<key>■□□□</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |<key>□■□□</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>^ | |
| ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |<key>□□■□</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>^ | |
| ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |<key>□□□■</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>^ | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> | <key>■■■■</key> ^ | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> | <key>%%■■■■%%</key> ^ | |
| ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | <key>■■■■</key> ^ | | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | <key>%%■■■■%%</key> ^ | |
| ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | <key>N</key> |<key>□□□□</key>^ | | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | <key>N</key> |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>^ | |
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| You can now read the charts used here to explain the chords, not all charts use the same columns but all work the same way so, read the charts and learn some chords. | You can now read the charts used here to explain the chords, not all charts use the same columns but all work the same way so, read the charts and learn some chords. |
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