Where do the fingers go?

[ecj]

Hey ecj does the DVD cover any comping concepts or just applications from Method I ?

It's been a while since I watched it, but I'm pretty sure it's all just Baione demonstrating the exercises from book 1, with a little bit of extra chatter.

I agree with you on the comping application stuff. That's why I suggested getting the Baker books as well, as they're more "practical" in a sense. Leavitt's is almost like a classical guitar method.

[Reg]

Thanks ecj... we might have lost jadarite...

Reg

[Gubber]

Suggest you learn all the 7th chords using 2346. Four forms with root on 2, 3, 4, or 6. Will do wonders for your playing.

[edh]

Thanks for the hint...gubber

[Reg]

Hey gubber... any organization behind suggestion.

[Gubber]

Hmmm.......if I knew where to find single chord diagrams. Any help here?

[Vladan]

Google search?

[nikolozj]

I'm having hard time finding good positions for #4#5 chords... Like G7#4#5 for example.

Any hints?

[bako]

3 4 3 4 4 X

X 4 3 4 4 3

X 2 1 2 2 1 w/ the 9th

X 6 5 6 6 7

X 7 8 7 7 8

13 14 11 6 X X

X 8 9 6 4 X

X X 15 16 14 11

X 10 11 10 12 11

X 8 11 8 12 X

here's a few

Map out the neck in your mind or on paper and look for playable ways to bring the notes together.

[Reg]

When playing chords... you should determine what the chord really is...

So a G7 chord with a #5 and a #11... so basically whole tone... 1 3 #5 b7 #11.
(I'm taking it for granted your not implying Neapolitan or any other folkish scale, not really related to Jazz)

Or maybe you mean, b13 instead of #5... and the #11 is a b5...that is very common altered version of Dom chord from 7th degree of melodic minor.

So your either playing a whole tone derived chord... G A B C# D# F

Root 6 based...3 x 3 4 4 x or x x 3 4 4 3 or x x 3 4 4 5 or 3 2 3 2 2 x or 3 2 3 2 4 x etc...

Root 5 based... x 10 9 8 8 x or x 10 9 8 10 x or x 10 9 10 10 11 or x x 9 10 10 9 or x x 9 10 10 11

OK you get the idea... I'm building voicings from that source of notes. If you understand where the chord comes from you can play any version of those notes... as long as your playing what the chord symbol is implying.You don't need to play all the notes...

So you should also go through the chord building process from Root 4 and even Root 3.

Even though the voicing are designed from a root note... Rt 6, 5, 4 etc... you don't always need to play the entire chord voicing. If you look at the first two voicing designed on Root 6... the first has that Rt 6 note "G" as bottom note and the 2nd voicing doesn't... the roots on top.

The concept is I'm using root 6 as my reference. That "G" on the 6th string is my reference.

Then if the chord is really just a G7 alterd chord from Melodic min. go through same process.

Reg

[nikolozj]

Thanks a lot guys!

3 4 3 4 4 X

this seems to be best option. even tho first I thought my fingers wouldn't do that I got used to it in one day.

It's #4#5 in blue bossa



For Dm7(b5) I do this:

x 5 6 5 6 x