Musical notation systems for guitar fretboard, visual displays thereof, and uses thereof

1. A method of use, for a guitar player, of a music notation method for representing a location relationship between a given chord, its chord tones and the scale tones of the scale to which said given chord belong, on a visual representation of at least a portion of a guitar fretboard, said music notation method comprising:

assigning, to at least three chord tones of said given chord, predefined chord tone visual symbols comprising a first visual symbol designating a fundamental chord tone of said given chord, a second visual symbol designating a fourth overtone of said fundamental note, and a third visual symbol designating a second overtone of said fundamental note; and

assigning, to said scale tones in said given position, predefined scale tones visual symbols comprising a fourth visual symbol designating the fundamental scale tone of said given position, a fifth visual symbol designating the third scale tone of said given position, a sixth visual symbol designating the fifth scale tone of said given position;

graphically superimposing said chord tone visual symbols and said scale tones visual symbols in order to show said location relationship;

graphically indicating, by means of numbers or numbers of lines disposed on said first, second and third symbols, fingers of said player to be used for playing said fundamental chord tone of said given chord, said fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone, and said second overtone of said fundamental chord tone; and

said method of use comprising:

placing said fingers of said player on a fretboard of a guitar in accordance with the numbers or numbers of lines disposed on said first, second and third symbols and playing said given chord on said guitar.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said chord tone visual symbols are all represented by a first shape, and said scale tones visual symbols are all represented by a second shape adapted to receive therein said first shape, said first and forth visual symbols having both a same first color, said second and fifth visual symbols having both a same second color, and said third and sixth visual symbols having both a same third color.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said first shape is a circle or dot and said second shape is a diamond.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said first, second and third chord tone visual symbols further indicate a finger of said player for playing said chord tone designated by said symbol with a given number associated for each of the indicated fingers in such a manner that said first symbol comprises a first number that indicates a finger of said player for playing said fundamental chord tone of said given chord, said second symbol comprises a second number that indicates a finger of said player for playing said fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone, and said third symbol comprises a third number that indicates a finger of said player for playing said second overtone of said fundamental chord tone; and

placing said fingers of said player on a fretboard of a guitar in accordance with said indicated fingers and playing said fundamental chord tone, said fourth overtone and second overtone on said guitar.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises indicating, by means of numbers or numbers of lines disposed on said fourth, fifth and sixth symbols, fingers of said player to be used for playing said fundamental scale tone of said given position, said third scale tone of said position, and said fifth scale tone of said given position; and

placing said fingers of said player on a fretboard of a guitar in accordance with the numbers or numbers of lines disposed on said fourth, firth and sixth symbols and playing said fundamental scale tone, said third scale tone and said fifth scale tone on said guitar.

6. A method of use, for a guitar player, of a visual representation of a guitar fretboard showing a location relationship between a given chord and its chord tones, the method comprising:

obtaining a graphical representation of at least a portion of a guitar fretboard and chord tone visual symbols, disposed on said at least a portion of said fretboard representation, and designating chord tones of said given chord, said visual symbols comprising a first symbol designating a fundamental chord tone of said given chord and located at a first location of said fretboard representation, a second visual symbol designating a fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone and located at a second location of said fretboard representation, a third visual symbol designating a second overtone of said fundamental chord tone and located at a third location of said fretboard representation;

placing on a fretboard of said guitar a first finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the first location of said fretboard representation;

placing on said fretboard of said guitar a second finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the second location of said fretboard representation;

placing on said fretboard of said guitar a third finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the third location of said fretboard representation; and

playing said given chord on said guitar; and

wherein said first, second and third chord tone visual symbols, each further indicates a finger of said player for playing said chord tone designated by said symbol in such a manner that said first symbol indicates the first finger of said player for playing said fundamental chord tone of said given chord, said second symbol indicates the second finger of said player for playing said fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone, and said third symbol indicates the third finger of said player for playing said second overtone of said fundamental chord tone.

7. The method of use of claim 6 , wherein said first, second and third chord tone visual symbols are each represented by a different color.

8. The method of use of claim 6 , wherein said first, second and third chord tone visual symbols are each represented by a dot or circle of a different color.

9. The method of use of claim 8 , wherein said first, second and third chord tone visual symbols, each further indicates a finger of said player for playing said chord tone designated by said symbol in such a manner that said first symbol indicates the first finger of said player for playing said fundamental chord tone of said given chord, said second symbol indicates the second finger of said player for playing said fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone, and said third symbol indicates the third finger of said player for playing said second overtone of said fundamental chord tone.

10. The method of use of claim 8 , wherein said symbols further indicate a finger of said player for playing said chord tone designated by said symbol with a given number of lines associated for each of the indicated fingers in such a manner that said first symbol comprises a first number of lines that indicates the finger of said player for playing said fundamental chord tone of said given chord, said second symbol comprises a second number of lines that indicates the second finger of said player for playing said fourth overtone of said fundamental chord tone, and said third symbol comprises a third number of lines that indicates the third finger of said player for playing said second overtone of said fundamental chord tone.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the location relationship between said given chord and its chord tones are shown on the graphical representation of a full guitar fretboard, said given chord and its chord tones being expressed in five different forms, in a given key, and in five lengthwise positions of the guitar fretboard representation;

wherein the first finger of said player is placed at the first location of said fretboard based on a lengthwise position of the first location;

wherein the second finger of said player is placed at the second location of said fretboard based on a lengthwise position of the second location; and

wherein the third finger of said player is placed at the third location of said fretboard based on a lengthwise position of the third location.

12. A method of use, for a guitar player, of a visual representation of a guitar fretboard showing a location relationship between a given position and its scale tones, said method comprising:

obtaining a graphical representation of at least a portion of a guitar fretboard and scale tone visual symbols, disposed on said at least a portion of said guitar fretboard, and designating scale tones of said given position, said visual symbols comprising a first symbol designating a fundamental scale tone of said given position and a first location of said given position, a second visual symbol designating a third scale tone of said given position and at a second location said given position, a third visual symbol designating a fifth scale tone of said given position and a third location of said given position;

placing on a fretboard of said guitar a first finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the first location of said given position of said fretboard representation;

placing on said fretboard of said guitar a second finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the second location of said given position of said fretboard representation; and

placing on said fretboard of said guitar a third finger of said player at a location of said fretboard corresponding to the third location of said given position of said fretboard representation;

playing said scale tones of said guitar.

13. The method of use of claim 12 , wherein said fundamental, second and third scale tone visual symbols are each represented by a diamond of a different color.

14. The method of use of claim 13 , wherein said first, second and third scale tone visual symbols each further comprises an element indicating a finger of said player for playing said scale tone designated by said symbol in such a manner that said first symbol indicates the first finger of said player for playing said fundamental scale tone of said given position, said second symbol indicates the second finger of said player for playing said third scale tone of said given position, and said third symbol indicates the third finger of said player for playing said fifth scale tone of said given position.