Get the sound without retuning.
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Goals, Ground Rules, and Theoretical Principles
You can skip around this course and grab shapes without thinking too hard about what’s going on harmonically, but the goals, ground rules, and theoretical principles in this section might prove helpful to connect and support the ideas the chords express.
You can skip around this course and grab shapes without thinking too hard about what’s going on harmonically, but the goals, ground rules, and theoretical principles in this section might prove helpful to connect and support the ideas the chords express.
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Open D String Tenths
The gateway to Open Standard, these shapes express the core concepts that we’ll build upon in the following sections. Plus they rock.
The gateway to Open Standard, these shapes express the core concepts that we’ll build upon in the following sections. Plus they rock.
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Open D String 1-9-5s
Building upon Open D String Tenths, these shapes leverage the 9th degree of each chord, and add a soaring fifth as the cherry on top.
Building upon Open D String Tenths, these shapes leverage the 9th degree of each chord, and add a soaring fifth as the cherry on top.
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Upper Voices Triads
Using drones in the lower voices to connect the chords, these shapes voice each triad in second inversion on the G, B, and high e strings.
Using drones in the lower voices to connect the chords, these shapes voice each triad in second inversion on the G, B, and high e strings.
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Open E Minor: Power Chords
This strategy makes use of the simplicity and solidity of power chord harmony, and adds the notes of an e minor triad in first inversion (G-B-e) in the upper voices.
This strategy makes use of the simplicity and solidity of power chord harmony, and adds the notes of an e minor triad in first inversion (G-B-e) in the upper voices.
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Open E Minor: Inverted Power Chords
The same power chords, but with the fifth degree in the bass. Heavier, less direct, a great compliment to the root-position shapes.
The same power chords, but with the fifth degree in the bass. Heavier, less direct, a great compliment to the root-position shapes.
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Triad harmony in second inversion with e minor frosting.
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Open E Minor: Tenths
In this section, we borrow the “open D string” tenth shapes from the key of D, adjust their positions, and add the open B and E strings for concise, dynamic chords in G!
In this section, we borrow the “open D string” tenth shapes from the key of D, adjust their positions, and add the open B and E strings for concise, dynamic chords in G!
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Movable "WL G" Chords
The “worship leader” G might be polarizing in some circles, but its utility as a movable shape is relatively unexplored. No longer!
The “worship leader” G might be polarizing in some circles, but its utility as a movable shape is relatively unexplored. No longer!
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Movable "WL G" Chords (in Bb)
A bonus set of sonically challenging shapes that employs the notes of an inverted g minor power chord in the middle voices as drones.
A bonus set of sonically challenging shapes that employs the notes of an inverted g minor power chord in the middle voices as drones.
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"F" Shape for All
Did you know you can take an F Major shape that you’re probably already using in C, and move it around to voice the rest of the chords? You do now!
Did you know you can take an F Major shape that you’re probably already using in C, and move it around to voice the rest of the chords? You do now!
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Open E Minor in C
Using the open G, B, and high e strings as drones, these voicings are complex. tense, and mysterious.
Using the open G, B, and high e strings as drones, these voicings are complex. tense, and mysterious.
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Open B+E Power Chords
These chords make use of the typical power chord shape, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected.
These chords make use of the typical power chord shape, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected.
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Open B+E Inverted Power Chords
These chords make use of the typical power chord shape, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected, but this time the fretted shapes are upside-down.
These chords make use of the typical power chord shape, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected, but this time the fretted shapes are upside-down.
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Open B+E Inverted Triads
These chords make use of a triad shape in second inversion, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected.
These chords make use of a triad shape in second inversion, with open string drones on the high strings to keep things connected.
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Open B+E 1-7-10s
While the rest of the shapes in E have either been avoiding the E string or sounding it open, these shapes utilize it fretted for extended shapes with tons of character.
While the rest of the shapes in E have either been avoiding the E string or sounding it open, these shapes utilize it fretted for extended shapes with tons of character.
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