Thursday, April 2, 2009

Six Part "Harmonies" with the Open Low E String

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Today, we're adding a note on the High E string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard. Some of these chords aren't so harmonious, as this lesson's title might suggest.

   Em7  E6 D6add9/E D#mmaj7/E Em F#7madd4/E Em7   E6  Amadd9/E  E
e|--3----0----0-------0--------0----0-------10-----9-----0-----12--
B|--3----0----0-------4--------0----0--------0-----9-----0-----12--
G|--0----1----2-------3--------0----6--------0-----9-----9-----13--
D|--2----2----4-------4--------5----7--------9-----9----10-----14--
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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