Chord playing attachment
OwnerTravis Perryinventor
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Abstract
A chord playing attachment and related method is disclosed. The chord playing attachment may be attached to a guitar or similar stringed instrument, and the user may use the chord playing attachment to learn to play the instrument. Unlike other chord playing attachments, the present invention discloses a design that does not function as a capo, which allows the user play chords in standard keys. The present invention also discloses tabs that may be removed or swapped by the user to allow the user to play some chords by pressing the strings directly and some by pressing a finger pad. The present invention encourages novices to learn to play the instrument in stages and eventually remove the invention entirely. A companion teaching manual is also disclosed.
Claims15
A chord playing attachment adapted to attach to a guitar having a fretted neck, comprising;
- a receiving unit adapted to be positioned above the fretted neck of the guitar, perpendicular to the strings, and configured to receive other components;
- a plurality of clamp members configured to attach to the receiving unit and adjustably apply sufficient pressure to the side of the neck of the guitar to retain the receiving unit in position during use and prevent the receiving unit from contacting the strings of the guitar during use;
- one or more adjustment members adapted to attach the receiving unit to one or more of the clamp members and function as an adjustment means for the clamp members;
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- a plurality of chord members, each chord member adapted to be received by and removably attached to the receiving unit in a position substantially parallel to the strings, each chord member further comprising one or more string depressors positioned at preselected distances from the receiving unit and capable of depressing preselected strings of the guitar when depressed to make a preselected chord.
The method of using a chord playing attachment to learn to play a guitar, comprising:
- adjustably attaching the receiving unit to the guitar by means of the clamp members and the adjustment members;
- selecting a plurality of chord members that can be used to play chords in a desired key;
- removably attaching the chord members to a receiving unit;
- playing chords on the guitar by depressing the chord members until understanding is gained;
- and
- removing one or more chord members from the receiving unit and playing some chords using the chord members and some chords by manually depressing the strings.
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