Chord playing attachment

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A chord playing attachment adapted to attach to a guitar having a fretted neck, a head, a body, and strings, wherein the neck has a proximate end and a distal end wherein the proximate end is the end closer to the head, and the distal end is the end closer to the body, and wherein the neck has a front surface, two side surfaces, and a back surface, the attachment 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; and 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.