How to Play Chords on an Anglo Saxon Lyre
Pick up your lyre (let's assume a 6-string in C for the sake of argument) and tune it to a standard diatonic major tuning: C-D-E-F-G-A., To form a C Major chord: use your left-hand fingertips to muffle the second, fourth, and sixth strings., To form...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Pick up your lyre (let's assume a 6-string in C for the sake of argument) and tune it to a standard diatonic major tuning: C-D-E-F-G-A.
(Chord formations for other tunings are given in the sections following) -
Step 2: To form a C Major chord: use your left-hand fingertips to muffle the second
In tablature, this would be o-X-o-X-o-X, with the "o" representing an open string, and the "X" representing a blocked/muffled string (as you're looking at the face of the instrument).
This leaves you with C, E, and G, which are the notes of a C major chord.
Now just strum your right hand across all the strings, much like playing the guitar., Like this:
X-o-X-o-X-o.
This gives you the notes D-F-A, which form a Dm chord. -
Step 3: fourth
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Step 4: and sixth strings.
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Step 5: To form a D Minor chord: block the first
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Step 6: and fifth strings.
Detailed Guide
(Chord formations for other tunings are given in the sections following)
In tablature, this would be o-X-o-X-o-X, with the "o" representing an open string, and the "X" representing a blocked/muffled string (as you're looking at the face of the instrument).
This leaves you with C, E, and G, which are the notes of a C major chord.
Now just strum your right hand across all the strings, much like playing the guitar., Like this:
X-o-X-o-X-o.
This gives you the notes D-F-A, which form a Dm chord.
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