Thanks for this. I think it must be a 3. 5 doesn't really make much sense. The basic chord N has a 4 because it is an A flat major chord. I just like to consider every possible permutation before deciding on the obvious!
Monica ----Original Message---- From: dshos...@mac.com Date: 04/08/2018 14:41 To: "mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk"<mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> Cc: "VihuelaList"<vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subj: Re: [VIHUELA] Corbetta 1639 The pdf I have is not bad and there is nothing visible above the bottom line (top course) for the N chord. 3 or 5 possible although 5 1 1 1 1 would be a nasty stretch (at least for me!) > On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:36 AM, mjlh...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: > > Has anyone got a decent digital copy of Corbetta's 1639 book? > > His "alfabeto falso" includes a version of Chord N* with the fifth > course clearly left unfretted but the note on the first course is > unclear. Most people including Pinnell and Gary Boye have interpreted > this as being G played at the third fret but the shape of what is > actually visible resembles the figure 5 rather than 3 when compared > with Chords N3 and N5. > > One version would be - top down > > 3 > 1 > 1 > 1 > 1 > > The other > > 5 > 1 > 1 > 1 > 1 > > Any thoughts welcome. > > Monica > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
