Thursday, April 2, 2009

Six Part "Harmonies" with the Open Low E String

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

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--

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Five Part Harmonies with the Open Low E String

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Today, we're adding a note on the B string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard.

   Em7  E6   D6/E D#m/E Em F#madd4/E  Em     E   Amadd9/E    E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
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--

guitar (1101) piano (566) keyboard (556) chord (537) dictionary (490) scale (358) major (301) minor (297) mode (222) jam session (142) drums (117) bb (113) eb (112) f (112) db (111) ab (110) c (106) gb (106) a (104) b (101) g (101) lesson (101) d (100) power chord (100) e (98) podcast (74) 7ths (72) bass (61) diminished (59) suspended (44) news (42) index (38) augmented (26) 0 flats (10) 0 sharps (10) 1 flat (10) 1 sharp (10) 2 flats (10) 2 sharps (10) 3 flats (10) 3 sharps (10) 4 flats (10) 4 sharps (10) 5 flats (10) 5 sharps (10) 6 flats (10) 6 sharps (10) backtrack (9) ukulele (4) harmonica (2) 9ths (1)