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Topic: Passing chord suggestions |
Marke Burgstahler
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SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 22 Nov 2009 5:42 pm |
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Hi guys n gals,
Wrote a song with my wife...trying to overdub some steel on it, and I need some suggestions for a transition. The song is in E. The chorus has a change from A to F#m to B at the end, and it resolves to the E.
I can't figure a smooth transition. I know it's right in front of me. Any suggestions? Thanks for suffering a newbie.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2009 7:53 pm
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5th fret no pedals (A chord)
5th fret pedal A (F#m chord)
2nd fret pedals A+B (B chord)
3rd fret pedal A + lever F (E chord)
Don't forget to aim a little bit high on the 3rd fret, as the A+F combination is usually tuned flat.
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2009 8:14 pm
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A 12th fret milk in A pedal while holding B pedal down,
F# minor squeeze in BC at same fret (12th),
B 14th fret with AB then slide back to 12B with E lower lever engaged (gives B7 chord), then
let off E lower lever followed by letting B pedal off for the resulting E chord. |
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Brett Lanier
From:
Madison, TN
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Posted 22 Nov 2009 8:54 pm
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A chord A+B 12th fret(8,6,5)
slide up 2 frets for
F#-ped B & 6th string drop whole tone(RKL or maybe LKR)
then you're right there for the B chord.
I like the sound of this 1 to 6min alot. 4 to 2min in this case. You can set up your guitar to play F#min on the 2nd fret two ways.
- combination of B ped & 6th string whole tone drop
- put a split on the 6th string drop lever, so you can go down whole tone or half. I find this very useful, and easier to tune. |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 22 Nov 2009 11:21 pm
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I would sub an F#m7 for the A and an F#m6 for the F#m and an F#m for the B.
Or sub an F#m for the A and an F#m7 for the F#m and an F#m6 for the B.
This amounts to two forms of a run in F# Dorian played over the A to F#m to B progression that resolves nicely into the Tonic.
Here are a couple of examples.
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2009 7:44 am
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I mis-read the question, sorry.
Jerry
Last edited by Jerry Roller on 23 Nov 2009 8:10 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 23 Nov 2009 8:03 am
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You could do this all on strings 3, 4 & 5 (or any of the major string grips)-
A- 12th fret A+B
F#m- Slide to 10th fret while lowering the E's
B- Stay on 10th fret, raise the E's to F
Resolve to 12th fret open or 7th fret A+B. |
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Brian McGaughey
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Orcas Island, WA USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2009 10:17 am
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The path of least resistance:
(A) 5th fret open
(F#m) 5th fret A pedal
(B ) 7th fret open (bonus points for 2nd string lower half-stop for dom. 7th if needed)
(E) 7th fret AB pedals (double bonus for pulling 2nd string full stop lower for unison with 5th string to resolve 7th into 3rd interval of tonic!)
(Marke, are you looking for passing intervals IN BETWEEN these chords? Wasn't sure from your original question.) |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 23 Nov 2009 12:54 pm
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| In my last reply suggesting the use of some form of F# Dorian (in this instance a 2 minor) was with the understanding that it would be used for chord substitution, passing chords and scale to adlib over a 4 2m 5 1 progression. My tabs were just to show how forms of the 2m related to each chord. |
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 24 Nov 2009 12:16 am
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Wow wow wow!
Thanks to all for all the great ideas, both posted and emailed!!
Thanks again - I learn so much from you guys. Now if I could only execute it.... 
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