Thursday, April 30, 2009

Variation in Ab Major

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If yesterday's G#m variation doesn't float your boat, let's modify the previous riff in Ab major this time. Results may vary:


Ab
e|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|
B|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|
G|--------5-----------------|--------5-----5--6--7-----|
D|--------6-(6)/10\8\-6-----|--------6-----------------|
A|--------6-----X--X--X-----|--------6-----------------|
E|--4--4--4-(4)/8-\6\-4-----|--4--4--4-----------------|

Dbsus2 Ebsus2 Ebsus4 Eb
e|--------4-----------4-----|--------6-----------6--6--|
B|--------4-----------4-----|--------6-----------9--8--|
G|--------6-----------6-----|--------8-----------8--8--|
D|--------6-----------6-----|--------8-----------8--8--|
A|--4--4--4-----4--4--4-----|--6--6--6-----6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Variation in G# Minor

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This is slightly different than yesterday's riffing pattern, with some embellishments. The previous days' ambiguously power chord progression is now an obviously minor one in A-flat (Ab) or G-sharp (G#). You'll need to use your pinky to stretch to the 7th fret on the Low E string for this progression:


G#m
e|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|
B|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|
G|--------4-----------------|--------4-----------------|
D|--------6-----------------|--------6-----------------|
A|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------6--6--|
E|--4--4--4-----7--4--4-----|--4--4--4-----7--4--4--4--|

C#sus2 D#sus2
e|--------4-----------4-----|--------6-----------6--6--|
B|--------4-----------4-----|--------6-----------6--6--|
G|--------6-----------6-----|--------8-----------8--8--|
D|--------6-----------6-----|--------8-----------8--8--|
A|--4--4--4-----4--4--4-----|--6--6--6-----6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

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