I am not a chap but I think I can answer your question. The earliest
sources of alfabeto - Montesardo and the
Cancionero Bezon give the version of
chord A = G major with the 2nd course open.
The reason for this is because on the 4-course guitar
the 3rd of the chord had to be on the 2nd course as there was no 5th course.
Many of the standard alfabeto chords occur in 4-course music but without the
5th course.
The earliest source I can think of which has the 3rd on the 5th
course only is Colonna. This was probably so that the fingering, or at
least the chord shape was the same
as the G minor chord - Chord O.
Cheers
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Chrysogonus Yong" <ky...@pacific.net.sg>
To: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 6:03 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] G chord on Baroque Guitar
Hi chaps,
I'm slightly curious about the G chord on the Baroque Guitar. Sources like
the Alfabeto seem to indicate it should be played 20033, but is there any
reason why this is preferred over 20003?
Thanks!
Edward Chrysogonus Yong
ky...@pacific.net.sg
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