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    CHORD METHOD

    How to practise drop 2 & 3 chords.


    Blues progression:
    |C7///|C7///|C7///|C7///|
    |F7///|F7///|C7///|C7///|
    |G7///|F7///|C7///|G7///|
    Play the above basic blues progression very slowly.
    Play a different inversion of the chords on each
    beat.
    More will be added to this section at a later date.

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    Dominant 7th 4 note Chord Voicings

    CHORD METHOD
    PART 1 - 1

    A dominant 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th degrees of the mixolydian mode.
    (Chord tones are 1, 3, 5, b7)

    F7
    DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
    on strings 6, 4, 3, 2

    F7

    F7

    2 4 3
    Eb A C

    3
    A

    1 4 2
    F C Eb

    3
    C

    10

    2 4 1
    A Eb F

    13

    2
    Eb

    1 1 1
    C F A

    1
    F

    2 4 3
    Eb A C

    Fret 1
    3

    6
    10

    1 2 1 1
    Eb A C F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3


    on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

    F7

    Fret 1

    FINGERS 1
    NOTES F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2


    on strings 4, 3, 2, 1

    F7

    1 3 2 4
    F C Eb A

    Fret 2

    2 3 1 4
    A Eb F C

    13

    1 1 1 2
    C F A Eb

    10

    1 2 1 1
    Eb A C F

    14

    Practice Tips:

    Practice each set up and down the fretboard.


    E.G. 4 beats on every chord
    2 beats on every chord
    1 beat on every chord

    2 3 1 4
    C F A Eb

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    2 4 1 3
    Eb A C F

    1 3 1 4
    F C Eb A

    2 3 1 4
    A Eb F C

    2 3 1 4
    C F A Eb

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    Minor 7th 4 note Chord Voicings

    CHORD METHOD
    PART 1 - 2

    A minor 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the dorian mode.
    All we do to make dominat 7th chords into minor 7th chords is to flatten the 3rd of the Dom 7 chord.
    The 3rd of F7 is A. Therefore, every A is flattened. A becomes Ab.
    (Chord tones are 1, b3, 5 b7)

    Fmi7
    DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
    on strings 6, 4, 3, 2

    Practice Tips:

    Practice each set up and down the fretboard.


    E.G. 4 beats on every chord
    2 beats on every chord
    1 beat on every chord

    2
    F

    1 1 1
    Eb Ab C

    2
    Ab

    Fmi7

    Fmi7

    1 3 4
    F C Eb

    3
    C

    10

    1 4 1
    Ab Eb F

    4
    Eb

    13

    2 3 1
    C F Ab

    2
    F

    3 3 3
    Eb Ab C

    Fret 1
    3

    6
    10

    1 1 1 1
    Eb Ab C F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3


    on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

    Fmi7

    Fret 1

    FINGERS
    NOTES

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2


    on strings 4, 3, 2, 1

    Fmi7

    1 3 2 2
    F C Eb Ab

    Fret 2

    2 3 1 4
    C F Ab Eb

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    1 3 1 4
    Ab Eb F C

    2 3 1 4
    C F A Eb

    10

    2 3 1 4
    Eb Ab C F

    13

    1 3 1 2
    F C Eb Ab

    1 1 1 1
    Eb Ab C F

    14

    2 3 1 4
    Ab Eb F C

    2 3 1 4
    C F AbEb

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    Major 7th 4 note Chord Voicings

    CHORD METHOD
    PART 1 - 3

    A major 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the ionian or lydian mode.
    All we do to make dominat 7th chords into major 7th chords is to sharpen the b7 of the Dom 7
    chord. The b7 of F7 is Eb. Therefore, every Eb is sharpened to E natural. Eb becomes E.
    (Chord tones are 1, b3, 5 7)

    Fmaj7
    DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
    on strings 6, 4, 3, 2

    Fmaj7

    Fmaj7

    3 4 2
    E A C

    2
    A

    1 3 4
    F C E

    3
    C

    10

    2 4 1
    A E F

    13

    3
    E

    1 1 1
    C F A

    1
    F

    2 3 4
    E A C

    Fret 1
    3

    6
    10

    1 3 3 3
    F C E A

    Fret 2

    2 3 1 4
    C F A E

    Practice Tips:

    Practice each set up and down the fretboard.


    E.G. 4 beats on every chord
    2 beats on every chord
    1 beat on ever chord

    2 3 1 1
    E A C F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3


    on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

    Fmaj7

    Fret 1

    FINGERS 1
    NOTES F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2


    on strings 4, 3, 2, 1

    Fmaj7

    2 4 1 3
    A E F C

    1 1 1 3
    C F A E

    10

    4 3 1 1
    E A C F

    13

    1 3 2 4
    F C E A

    2 3 1 1
    E A C F
    See b9 note below

    14

    2 3 1 4
    A E F C

    2 3 1 4
    C F A E

    * b9 INTERVAL (E-F)
    This Cmaj7 voicing is not
    usually played. It has a
    b9 interval which are
    usually avoided. Play the
    Cmaj6 instead.

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    Major 6th 4 note Chord Voicings

    CHORD METHOD
    PART 1 - 4

    A major 6th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 6th degrees of the ionian or lydian mode.
    All we do is make dominat 7th chords into major 6th chords by flattening the b7 of the Dom 7
    chord. The b7 of F7 is Eb. Therefore, every Eb is flattened to D natural. Eb becomes D, or the 6th.
    (Chord tones are 1, 3, 5, 6)

    F6
    DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
    on strings 6, 4, 3, 2

    F6

    F6

    0 4 3
    D A C

    3
    A

    1 4 1
    F C D

    4
    C

    10

    2 3 1
    A D F

    13

    2
    D

    3 3 3
    C F A

    0 2 1 1
    D A C F

    Practice Tips:

    Practice each set up and down the fretboard.


    E.G. 4 beats on every chord
    2 beats on every chord
    1 beat on every chord

    2
    F

    1 4 3
    D A C

    Fret 1
    6
    10

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3


    on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

    F6

    Fret 1

    FINGERS 1
    NOTES F

    DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2


    on strings 4, 3, 2, 1

    F6

    1 3 1 4
    F C D A

    Fret 2

    2 3 1 4
    C F A D

    2 3 1 4
    A D F C

    1 1 1 1
    C F A D

    10

    1 3 1 2
    D A C F

    13

    2 3 1 4
    F C D A

    1 3 2 2
    D A C F

    14

    2 3 1 4
    A D F C

    2 3 1 4
    C F A D

    SPECIAL NOTE:
    All major 6th chords here are inversions of the
    relative minor 7th chords presented in Part 1 2. All F6 chords here can be used as (relative
    minor) Dmi7 chords.

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