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I tend to find myself using different fingerings for the same chords depending on the context. Here's a lesson that goes through what the alternate fingerings are and when to use them.
I do rely on a little theory to see why these fingerings might be preferred. Don't worry nothing too crazy. The basic theory notion is that whatever key we're in we count up 6 notes from that. Example:
Key of C: C-D-E-F-G-A
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
Key of G: G-A-B-C-D-E
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
Key of D: D-E-F#-G-A-B
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
*Watch out for the F# in D!
The 2nd, 3rd and 6th chords are minor:
Key of C: C-Dm-Em-F-G-Am
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
Key of G: G-Am-Bm-C-D-Em
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
Key of D: D-Em-F#m-G-A-Bm
(1-2-3-4-5-6)
That's not so bad! So this helps us see the benefit of these situational chords throughout the different keys.
In the Key of C I tend to use a Fmaj7 instead of a F and a G using my 3rd, 2nd and 4th fingers. In the Key of G I tend to use a Cadd9 instead of a C and a Em using my 1st and 2nd fingers. For D I barre my first finger for the A and use my 1st and 2nd fingers for my Em again.
How does this help? Well if we just run through the chords as 1-2-3-4-5-6 we won't see any improvement on going between chords but if we put them into common chord progressions we will:
1 - 4 - 5 - 1
C - F(maj7) - G - C
G - C(add9) - D - G
D - G - A - D
1 - 5 - 6 - 4
C - G - Am - F(maj7)
G - D - Em - C(add9)
D - A - Bm - G
1 - 6 - 4 - 5
C - Am - F(maj7) - G
G - Em - C(add9) - D
D - Bm - G - A
How do we know when we can/should use these? 90% of the time if the first chord is C or Am... think of the key of C situational chords! If the first chord is G or Em... think of the key of G situational chords! If the first chord is D or Bm... think of the key of D situational chords.
Dig!
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6 сен 2024
