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E Rock GrooveE Rock Groove mp3 wma Chords Note: I invented these chords, every time you play them you have to give me 15 cents! E Major, 7th position. E|--x-- The above E Major chord is a standard Major chord that consists of the Root, 3rd and 5th of the E Major scale. I've put x on both the low E and the high E string because I am muting them. I like to be a sloppy player when it comes to chords. I mute the strings I don't want to sound. The reason I like to play this way is because sometimes I want to hit those strings to add a bit more attack to the chord - the muted string adds a bit of percussion to the overall sound. B Major 6th. E|--x-- The above B Major chord consists of the Root, 3rd, 5th and 6th of the B Major scale. I am mildly obsessed by Jimi Hendrix and have a major obsession with Stevie Ray Vaughan - a result of this is that I play a lot of my chords with my thumb over the neck on the 6th string. You get to free up your fingers which lets you get your hands around chords you mightn't otherwise be able to play. For the above chord shape I'm using my thumb on the 6th string, middle finger on the 5th string, ring finger on the 4th string, index finger on the 3rd string and my little finger on the B string. I'm also muting the 1st (or high E) string with my little finger. A Major 6th. E|--x-- The above A Major 6th chord is the same shape as B Major 6 but move it up 2 frets. They aren't easy chords to play, particularly to change from the E to the BM6 but like with anything on the guitar, if you play it each day for a few minutes, sooner or later your fingers will learn what to do and muscle memory will settle in. You have to be patient and persistent. I'm not saying you should learn these chords - I've never really played that shape before - I just liked the sound I was getting when I was stuffing around trying to come up with this jam track. A Dominant 7 or A7. E|--x-- The above A7 chord is a really nice sounding chord. Unlike the chords above I'm not playing this one with my thumb - put your index finger on the 6th (low E) string, middle finger on the 4th string, little finger on the 3rd string and ring finger on the 2nd string. I am muting the 5th string with my index finger which is gently resting on it while fretting the 7th fret on the 6th string and the 1st (high E) string I'm muting with the very base of my hand, kind of at the bottom of my index finger but further down - it's just resting on the neck really but a fair bit of skin is touching the 1st string so if I accidentally play it, it won't sound. Suggestions: Use an E Major Pentatonic scale on this one to get you started. E Major Pentatonic Scale, 6th Position, 1 Octave. E|----------------------- Why have I suggested the E Major Pentatonic scale? I'm choosing the most obvious scale that will fit over this progression. The progression is using chords that are built on the scale notes of the E Major scale - the Major Pentatonic scale often fits well over a progression that is Major sounding built on top of the notes of a Major scale. This is basically a I, IV, V progression. It's using I, IV6, V6 and V7 chords. The roman numerals show the main chord type and the numbers show the chord extensions. So where I've put IV6 - I'm saying it's a Major IV chord (IV meaning it's built off the 4th degree of the Major scale) but I'm also adding a 6th to the chord. You know it's a Major chord because it's in capital letters. If I wrote it's a iv chord then I am referring to a minor chord. With the extension (the 6th) you know it's a Major 6th because I haven't written m for minor. If I wanted to say it was a minor 6th played off a Major IV chord I'd write it as IVm6. If I wanted to say it was a minor 6th played off a minor iv chord I'd write it as ivm6. You don't have to play the extensions. If you want to play along with the rhythm track a little you could just play E, B and A power chords (two notes chords using the Root and the 5th of the chords) or you could play E, B and A Major chords. The chord extensions do add a specific sound to the chord but you can play fragments or parts of the full chords I'm playing if you wanted to. Play around with it and as always, have fun!
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