Chord indication apparatus and method, and storage medium

A chord indication apparatus which indicates string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said apparatus comprising:

• a designation device that designates a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• a chord supply device that supplies a chord;
• an indication device that indicates string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord supplied from the chord supply device with respect to the stringed instrument designated by said designation device;
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• a switching device that selectively sets a first mode in which a capotasto position can be set or a second mode in which the capotasto position cannot be set;
• wherein if said switching means sets said first mode in which said capotasto position can be set, said indication device changes said string stopping positions according to the set capotasto position and indicates string stopping positions changed from said string stopping positions, and if said switching device sets said second mode in which said capotasto position cannot be set, said indication devices indicates said string stopping positions directly without changing said string stopping positions.

A chord indication apparatus which indicates string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said apparatus comprising:

• a designation device that designates a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• a chord supply device that supplies a chord;
• an indication device that indicates, in a predetermined area, string stopping positions corresponding to the chord supplied from said chord supply device with respect to the stringed instrument designated by said designation device by displaying said string stopping positions;
• a pointing device that points said predetermined area;
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• a sounding device that sounds musical tones of said chord to which said string stopping positions indicated in said designated area by said indication device correspond.

A chord indication apparatus which indicates string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said apparatus comprising:

• a designation device that designates a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• a chord supply device that supplies a chord;
• an indication device that indicates string stopping positions corresponding to the chord supplied from said chord supplied from said chord supply device with respect to the stringed instrument designated by said designation device;
• and
• a sounding device that sounds said chord to which said string stopping positions indicated by said indication device correspond, in a timbre of the designated stringed instrument.

A chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a storage device, table data in which string stopping positions are indicated for a variety of chords with respect to said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• designating a stringed instrument, for which the string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• and
• retrieving table data corresponding to the designated stringed instrument from plural kinds of table data stored in said storage device and acquiring string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord from the retrieved table data.

A chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument;
• and
• selectively setting a first mode in which a capotasto position can be set or a second mode in which the capotasto position cannot be set;
• wherein if said first mode in which said capotasto position can be set is set, said string stopping positions are changed according to the set capotasto position and string stopping positions changed from said string stopping positions are indicated, and if said second mode in which said capotasto position cannot be set is set, said string stopping positions are indicated directly without changing said string stopping positions.

A chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating, in a predetermined area, the string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument by displaying said string stopping positions;
• pointing said predetermined area;
• and
• sounding musical tones of said chord to which said string stopping positions indicated in the designated area correspond.

A chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument;
• and
• sounding said chord to which the indicated string stopping positions correspond, in a timbre of the designated stringed instrument.

A mechanically-readable storage medium which stores commands to instruct an apparatus to execute a chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a storage device, table data in which string stopping positions are indicated for a variety of chords with respect to said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• designating a stringed instrument, for which the string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• and
• retrieving table data corresponding to the designated stringed instrument from plural kinds of table data stored in said storage device and acquiring string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord from the retrieved table data.

A mechanically-readable storage medium which stores commands to instruct an apparatus to execute a chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing a chord with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument;
• and
• selectively setting a first mode in which a capotasto position can be set or a second mode in which the capotasto position cannot be set;
• wherein if said first mode in which said capotasto position can be set is set, said string stopping positions are changed according to the set capotasto position and string stopping positions changed from said string stopping positions are indicated, and if said second mode in which said capotasto position cannot be set is set, said string stopping positions are indicated directly without changing said string stopping positions.

A mechanically-readable storage medium which stores commands to instruct an apparatus to execute a chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating, in a predetermined area, the string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument by displaying said string stopping positions;
• pointing said predetermined area;
• and
• sounding musical tones of said chord to which said string stopping positions indicated in the designated area correspond.

A mechanically-readable storage medium which stores commands to instruct an apparatus to execute a chord indication method of indicating string stopping positions for playing chords with plural kinds of stringed instruments, said method comprising the steps of:

• designating a stringed instrument, for which said string stopping positions should be indicated, among said plural kinds of stringed instruments;
• supplying a chord;
• indicating string stopping positions corresponding to the supplied chord with respect to the designated stringed instrument;
• and
• sounding said chord to which the indicated string stopping positions corresponding, in a timbre of the designated stringed instrument.