Creative Chord Vocabulary
One of the BIG challenges we face as One Finger Guitarists is how to play chords effectively (other than just laying the slide across a number of strings on one fret). On the surface we’re quite limited…
But what if we could create all the sounds we want with less notes? And make use of the characteristic sound of the slide? Well, we can!
PLEASE NOTE - this is an intermediate/advanced level course that assumes some understanding of basic theory, some slide technique and chord knowledge - ask if unsure!
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In this course, you'll learn how to get unlimited access to any chord sound, outline the sound of any chord without removing the slide and understand how to throw in chords in between soloing phrases.
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We’ll discuss how to organise your study of these concepts by looking at the main chord types, how to relate notes to the root of the chord and the use of guide tones/extensions/alterations.
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To create these chord sounds, we need to focus on correct left and right hand technique - to avoid injury, and to play as cleanly as possible.
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Let’s apply these concepts to some chord progressions. We’ll start by looking at some sample chord voicings. Then we’ll look at a I to IV (E7 to A7) progression, and a II V I. Finally we’ll talk a little about voice-leading.
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In theis bonus video, I’ll take you through an arrangement of the chords to Duke Ellington’s classic jazz ballad “In A Sentimental Mood”.
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“Creative Chord Vocabulary”
is broken into three parts
#1 - Theory / Thinking
We’ll look at the three main types of chord, how to relate one note to a chord, relating pairs of notes to a chord (or any root note) and explore guide tones, extensions and alterations.
#2 - Technique
We’ll look in detail at how to use both hands effectively to avoid injury and play cleanly.
#3 - Application
We’ll explore a variety of chord voicings and look at how to apply these and the principles to a couple of common progressions.
BONUS Video
As a bonus, I have also included a video detailing application of these and some more advanced concepts over Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood".
To make this course as accessible to as many people as I can, I’m in standard tuning, with the slide on my 4th finger, but the principles apply to any tuning and, best of all, what I'm talking about doesn't just apply to slide guitar, or even guitar :-)
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