Foolestroupe, starting with Tyke's post of 20 Dec 10 - 07:14 AM, the whole discussion drifted away from chords into the customary joking (could be funnier though). I could mention that many guitarists tune their instrument in pure fourths, using overtone harmonics; then their G and B form a Pythagorean third. Of course, this topic has (almost) nothing to do with chord symbols.

Back to the main topic, I would like to repeat what I wrote elsewhere about a chord request likely to be successful, without love's labour lost. It should include the following information:

• Song title with disambiguation


• Link to the tune (MIDI, audio, video, abc)


• (Link to the) lyrics


• Desired key, alternatively the voice ambitus of the designated singer


• Instrument to be used, tuning specification


• Player's proficiency (barre chords etc.)


• Player's diligence / motivation


• If an audio is provided, how important is faithfulness?


• Otherwise: How sophisticated / simple?


• Proficiency of reading advanced chord symbols


• Planned type of performance


• Please.

I suggest such a list to be part of the Mudcat rules, to be referred to whenever someone writes "I need the chords of Beethoven's symphony!!!!!"