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paerdeveygh  
27 Oct 2006 03:49 | Quote
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I just thought I'd give a beginners lesson in movable chords, here underneath I made a picture representing the neck of the guitar, with all the possible ways you can play an F-major chord, you can also think of it as being an F major scale, but only with the 1,3,5 notes, that directly build up the F-major chord,

Now when you start with the "normal" F-major, note that the chordshape next to it is a D-shape, In other words, when you move up the D-major chord three frets, it's also an F-major, (C-shape five frets and so on). Try to recognise these seven basic chord-shapes, wich always are next to each-other, in every key and mode, even when you use a minor scale (only the name of the root-note changes)

This "grid can be moved up and down the neck, to get other chords, but the whole pattern doesn't change. This is in fact also the "CAGED"-system, but with an additional F - and B shape, So in fact it should be the CBAGFED- system :)

Let me know if this has been helpfull to you,

Keep on picking!



< F-shape > < D-sh > < B-shape > < F-shape >

-F-[---[----[---[-A-[---[---[-C-[---[---[---[---[-F-[---[---[---[-A-
-C-[---[----[---[---[-F-[---[---[---[-A-[---[---[-C-[---[---[---[---
---[-A-[----[---[-C-[---[---[---[---[-F-[---[---[---[-A-[---[---[-C-
---[---[--F-[---[---[---[-A-[---[---[-C-[---[---[---[---[-F-[---[---
---[---[--C-[---[---[---[---[-F-[---[---[---[-A-[---[---[-C-[---[---
-F-[---[----[---[-A-[---[---[-C-[---[---[---[---[-F-[---[---[---[-A-

< E-sh > < C-shape > < A > < G-sh >
paerdeveygh  
27 Oct 2006 05:28 | Quote
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OK, it doesn't really work with all different modes. That would require some addotional notes, and some to be left out. But when you would use a pentatonic scale it would work for minor scales as well. Also note in an F major chord are the same notes as in its relative D-minor chord, but with an additional note D (wich would be the rootnote) and the note C left out.
Tamriel  
27 Oct 2006 12:01 | Quote
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Great! Thank you!


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