addicted2myuke
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I see it in some songs and am not sure how to play it or what it means.
What does an asterick next to a chord letter mean?
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Newportlocal
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I am interested in the responses. As far as I can tell it is not a standardized symbol. It can be a 3/4 measure when everything else is a 4/4 measure. It can be a different chord voicing. It can be a diminished. Depressing the sustain pedal in piano. The person writing the tab should specify its meaning. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
weerpool
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suspended 7-5 chord
ukuhippo
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As far as I know it means either:
-you drop the bottom finger on a chord.
or
-play it as a barre chord instead of an open chord.
Those are the two cases I've seen in a number of tabs, but it was always in a description at the bottom to explain it.
edit:
I've just read: "SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF MUSICAL CHORDS: A PROPOSEDSYNTAX FOR TEXT ANNOTATIONS"
http://ismir2005.ismir.net/proceedings/1080.pdf
It says:
To
make the shorthand system more exible a special `omit
degree' symbol, an asterisk *, is also added to denote a
missing interval from a shorthand notated chord.
After that there are some examples.
-you drop the bottom finger on a chord.
or
-play it as a barre chord instead of an open chord.
Those are the two cases I've seen in a number of tabs, but it was always in a description at the bottom to explain it.
edit:
I've just read: "SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF MUSICAL CHORDS: A PROPOSEDSYNTAX FOR TEXT ANNOTATIONS"
http://ismir2005.ismir.net/proceedings/1080.pdf
It says:
To
make the shorthand system more exible a special `omit
degree' symbol, an asterisk *, is also added to denote a
missing interval from a shorthand notated chord.
After that there are some examples.
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ogg
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I don't believe that's a standard notation...the meaning should have been in the tab. Maybe as a footnote or something. You may have to try a few chord flavors to see which one fits in the progression best. Just my guess...
chiefnoda
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Hi addicted2myuke
Could you show us some examples? Scanned image, or a link to a site?
Cheers
Chief
If it's a "footnote", do you play it with your toes?
Matimeo
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Yuk..Yuk... 
ogg
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OP
OP
addicted2myuke
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The song is "Singing the Blues by Guy Mitchell. It can be found at Richard G's Songbook. The official site is www.scorpexuke.com
ogg
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Richard's chord sheets are consistantly great. Working up the neck like that in small doses is great for beginners and it sounds excellent.
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