Rubber Stamp for Chord Diagrams?

[Section Player]

I didn't know where this post belonged, so I put it here. I want to buy a rubber stamp that puts a blank chord fingering diagram on an arrangement so I can diagram a particular fingering that I might have worked out and want to remember. Not a tab, but like the little fretboard diagram. I once had a teacher who had one.

Anyone know where I might be able to buy one?

Thanks.....

[jscjr64]

Amazon sell a wide variety of these, for example this one.

[Section Player]

Thanks, Joe. I'm embarrassed that I didn't look there first. I just assumed that this was such a rarely demanded product that it might not be out there!

[AlsoRan]

Awesome suggestion. Did not know they existed!

I have a couple in my shopping cart for my next order!

[Section Player]

Definitely would save a ton of time. I never did acquire one, but I just ordered mine. Now that I'm going to dig into chord melody and start a little repertoire, hopefully, I'm going to need one of these. Last time I tried this, a few years ago (I didn't really have enough time then to go on with it), I would start with something like Real Book changes and then start messing around with the voicings to get the melody note on top. So, then I have to remember what that chord position looks like. At least until I have it all memorized.

Better yet, I hope to find some ready-made arrangements, too.

[ruiner54]

I have been looking for one for a couple of months and also can't believe I didn't check there.

Thanks for the post.

[Gabe]

I hadn't thought about these before, but what a great idea, must grab myself a mini one.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

That takes me back. I had a music teacher who would use one of those to write things out for me.

These days (blame the internet) I tend to use this compact notation, for example for a CMaj7:

x3545x

And if fingering is required, follow the fretting with the fingering:

x3545x [x1324x]

[jazzbow]

I've been using Microsoft windows 'table' feature for tab grids, chord sequences etc, for years.
Failing that Guitar Pro software is good for arrangements.

[Evan]

I've wanted one with red ink, just like Ted Greene used.

[Section Player]

I've wanted one with red ink, just like Ted Greene used.

Now that's an interesting idea!

[Dark Star]

Or you could go to this place & print a bunch out:
Free Online Graph Paper / Guitar and Bass Fret/String Diagram

[Gitarguy]

I have one that I use with my students. It's a cool and helpful tool. You can buy whatever color ink pad you want.

BTW -- these things can be quite a mess. I always make sure it's got no residual ink on it before I put it away in a zipper baggie.

[=DK=]

I use graph paper notebooks, just for myself. I have a ton of them. I'm definitely picking one of these up, though.

[wolflen]

as others have said..."the one ted greene used" .. I have been using it for a long time..tip on stamp pads--use RED ink..it makes reading the diagrams so much easier...(a la ted greene !)

[MarkRhodes]

I was just thinking about these things yesterday.
It would be handy to have a stamp to indicate unusual (-for me) voicings.

Why would red ink be easier to read? Because it's not the same color as the dots you will make???

[MarkRhodes]

Amazon sell a wide variety of these, for example this one.

I think that's what I'll get.

[MarkRhodes]

Anyone used this? It's a 'blazing red' ink pad.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[wolflen]

Why would red ink be easier to read? Because it's not the same color as the dots you will make??? yeppers..all of ted greens chord diagrams in his book were in red ink...but when you photo copy them they come out black..thus how they look in his material..but..using black diagrams to chart the chord forms somehow makes it a bit harder to see the finger patterns..go figure

[wolflen]

Anyone used this? It's a 'blazing red' ink pad.

Amazon.com: Tsukineko Full-Size StazOn Multi-Surface Inkpad, Blazing Red: Arts, Crafts & Sewing

you can find a more than adequate red pad at "office supplies" stores for under $5

[MarkRhodes]

you can find a more than adequate red pad at "office supplies" stores for under $5

You're right. I looked and found one.

But back to copying. You said red ink will show up as black in photocopies. Is that for sure? (I worry that it might not show up AT ALL, which would be a problem.)

[MarkRhodes]

An addendum here. I now have two chord diagram stamp pads, one large (about the size of a half dollar), the other small (about the size of a quarter, and believe me, you don't want anything smaller than that.) Anyway, I asked the seller about ink and she recommended 'archival' ink, and man was it messy! It's great ink but dang, it made a mess. I much prefer the cheaper, office-supply store kind of ink pad. (Wolfen recommended them above.) I do find the pads useful and am glad I have them.

[docbop]

They used to be easy to find I had a coupe at one point. One similar to Ted Greene and the one I liked a lot the grid was narrower, but longer and has dots on the left side to indicate position. Only thing I stlll have is a stamp to make about three inch staff lines. I have resorted to using printing paper with chord grids similar to Ted Greene but all lined up nicely. There are a number of sites on the internet that have .pdf files you can download all sorts of chord grids, neck diagam and type of staff paper for free. Just need to google around.


The person who probably can answer the ink stamp question would be Tim Lerch he's here once in awhile, on FB often and has a website.

[destinytot]

Shame these don't ship to Spain:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/241/dp/B00JQPRFAS

PS but these do!
http://www.thomann.de/gb/schell_musi...d_rel_288130_0

[AlsoRan]

That NeckDiagram software allowed me to retire my chord block stamps. Still, they are handy if you don't have a computer around or just want to quickly jot things down.

Happy holiday season to you and yours.