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Hi,
Are there any lessons on the site about moveable chords? As the title says, I don’t mean barre chords. I often see players moving what seem to be partial chords up and down the fretboard. Sometimes they resemble C chords or E chords, other times they look like other things. They may be full chords of some description, perhaps they just appear partial to me.
Appreciate any pointers or links to resources about such things. I can’t find anything in any depth about them.
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@Dave G, search triads on Youtube. You can play 3 note major or minor chords on the 1, 2, 3, string set or the 2, 3 4, string set. There are 3 shapes for the major and 3 shapes of the minor on each string set, varying by the root position. They are partial chords of the CAGED system of chord shapes.
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@Dave G, Additionally, I recommend “Triad Magic: An Introduction to Guitar Chord Theory” by Jerry Jennings – fantastic book (with video clip links) on triads in the 1-2-3, 2-3-4, and 3-4-5 strings. Root position, 1st, and 2nd inversions for every chord – also explains the relation to the CAGED system.
Cheers,
Richard
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A long time ago, Brian did a neat little lesson using all triads on the first 3 strings, starting with G, going up to C, D, and on up the neck. I had a look but I can’t seem to find it. If I do come across it, I’ll give you the lesson number. There are only 3 shapes used in it, and I used to just mess around with the arrangement of the triads on the neck until I had a good handle on it all. If you start with 3rd fret G as the root note and chord, then you need to learn all the places on the neck where G notes can be found on the first 3 strings, and all the places where you can play the 3 shapes to get a G chord. Same for C and D. I think if you figure it out for yourself, it sticks better than if you read it somewhere.
Sunjamr Steve
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You can move any voicing that does not sound an open string. The most common ones will be triads on three adjacent strings. Or four note voicings on the D through high E string, or the middle four strings, or the 6432 strings.
A good example is the Hendrix chord, which is E7#9, played x7678x, can be moved along the neck as long as you don’t sound the high and low strings.
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