Intervals

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Strings with intervals

E A D G B E
1 4 b7 b3 5 1

Work out different voicings

1-3-5
1-b3-5
1-3-#5
1-b3-b5
1-3-5-7
1-3-5-b7
1-b3-5-b7
1-b3-5-7
1-3-6-9
1-b3-6-9
1-3-6-7
1-3-7-9
1-2-5-7
1-2-5-6

learn major and minor chord voicings on top three strings

Work out different voicings from above using 5th string root

play autumn leaves using these shapes

Am D G C

drop one note and practice singing the notes instead

2n3rd4th string shapes

7-5-5, 7-7-7, 9-7-8, 10-9-8


10-9-10, 12-9-8, 12-12-12, 14-12-13
14-14-13, 16-14-15, 17-16-15, 17-17-17

work out shapes for 3rd4th5th strings also

major scale intervals


1 - 3-5-7-9-11-13
2 - b3-5-b7-9-11-13
3 - b3-5-b7-b9-11-b13
4 - 3-5-7-9-#11-13
5 - 3-5-b7-9-11-13
6 - b3-5-b7-9-11-b13
7 - b3-b5-b7-b9-11-b13

M7, m7, m7, M7, 7, m7, dim

2-5-1-4 chord progression autumn leaves

chords on top 4 strings for autumn leaves


7-9-8-8, 7-7-7-8, 9-11-8-10, 9-9-8-8

Am7 - 5-5-5-5, 7-9-8-8, 10-12-10-12, 14-14-13-15


D7 - 4-5-3-5, 7-7-7-8, 10-11-10-10, 12-14-13-14
GM7 - 5-7-7-7, 9-11-8-10, 12-12-12-14, 16-16-15-15
CM7 - 5-5-5-7, 9-9-8-8, 10-12-12-12, 14-16-13-15

A7 - AM pentatonic
D7 - Am pentatonic

Pentatonic shapes

AM pent is same as F#m pent

2-5-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-5-2-5
3-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-3-5-3-5

5-7-4-7-4-7-4-6-5-7-5-7
5-8-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-8-5-8

Important bends - b7 to 8, b5 to 5, b3 to 3

Bend b3 to 3, then pick 3, then 8


Bend b3 to 3, then pick 3, then 5
Bend b3 to 3, then pick 3, then b7

Bend b5 to 5, then pick 5, then 8


Bend b5 to 5, then pick 5, then 3
Bend b5 to 5, then pick 5, then b7

Bend b7 to 7, then pick 7, then 8


Bend b7 to 7, then pick 7, then 3
Bend b7 to 7, then pick 7, then 5

Strum low strings and high strings in shuffle, play bends in between

1-4-5 comping

5/6 4/5 5/6


4/5 3/4 4/5
x/x 5/x 7/x
5|x x|x x|x

Tritone fragments for 1-4-5 on D-G strings

6-5-7
5-4-6

Plot these tritone pairs on the G-B strings (octave of low note) for knowing where
they are

9
7

Plot these tritone pairs on the B-E strings (octave of low note) for knowing where
they are

9
8

Important bends - b7 to 8, b5 to 5, b3 to 3

Practice these in 2nd position in major scale shape


Practice playing on just the G string over the backing track

Include b3 to 3 bend while playing in major

Practice all bends in both positions and use them on the backing track

Play interval and 7th, then slide up to octave, can be used as a phrase in
pentatonic scale

Play a bit aggressively

Play root with sixth on A and G strings, D and B, and G and E strings, practice
both major and minor sixth

Sixth intervals can be played chromatically, don't always need to play correct
sixth, go by sound

Work out major scale using sixths

Transcribe The Entertainer melody with chords

10
9
10
9

Diminished chord shape above can also be used to move chromatically, can be used to
play 1-4-5 using the dim chord with the note in it

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