Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Four Part Harmonies with the Open A String

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Today, we're adding a note on the B string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard.

    A   D/A  G/A  E/A Aadd9 G/A   Am     A   Dm/A   A7
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|--2----3----3----5----0----8----10----10----10----14--
G|--2----2----4----4----6----7-----9-----9----10----12--
D|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
A|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
E|------------------------------------------------------

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