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Exploring Core Chords on Guitar using Strings 1 2 3 4 using C Blues
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C Blues - Basic I IV V
Using the blues progression will can explore all voicings on string family 1 2 3 4.
Using Voice Leading principles we will explore all 4 voicings of a seventh chords. To goal here is to play a different voicing in each measure. By transposing the C7 voicings to F7 (up 5 frets) and G7 (up 2 frets from F7).
Now turn all the 7th chords into Major 7 chords by raising the seventh of the each chord 1 fret.
Now turn all the 7th chords into Major 6 chords by lowering the seventh of the each chord 1 fret.
Now turn all the 7th chords into Minor 7 chords by lowering the third of the each chord 1 fret.
At this point we have what turns out to be a marjority of the chords that will show up in progressions in a mojor key.
By turning the minor 7 chord into a Half-diminished Seventh (m7b5) by lowering the fifth of a minor seventh chord we can cover minor keys.
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 | Comping the Blues for Guitar, String Family 1234Using the the chord string family 1234. Expolore the blues progress in C using all four voicings of this core chord. GL06: Published: February 10, 2012, 12:57 pm | Updated: March 12, 2012, 7:49 pm | Author: Curt Sheller | ||
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