Friday, April 3, 2009

Open Low E String and Octaves

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This time, we're pedaling the open Low E string with various octaves up the neck. If you're strumming with a pick, part of your fretting hand will mute the D string, so that you are only playing the notes on the Low E, A, and G strings. You can avoid the D string altogether if you're finger picking. Approximate chord names for these intervals are labeled above the tab:


E5 E6 E7 Emaj7 E Esus2 Em E Esus4 E5
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|--4----6----7----8----9---11----12----13----14----16--
D|--X----X----X----X----X----X-----X-----X-----X-----X--
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

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