C6 min/maj6th blues-workout

Bengt Erlandsen · From: Brekstad, NORWAY

Here is a small C6 workout to get familiar with minor and major 6th intervals.

Positions for playing over the E7 chord in a 12 bar blues.
Always skip two strings, meaning .....
PLAY strings 5 & 2 or 6 & 3 or 7 & 4
Absolutely no pedals, only bar and 1 fret slant here and there.

Positions for E7 chord



bar positioning for playing strings 5 & 2


 


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-----|-----|--\-----|-----|--\-----\-----|-----|-


C-----|-----|---\----|-----|---\-----\----|-----|-


A-----|-----|----\---|-----|----\-----\---|-----|-


G-----|-----|-----\--|-----|-----\-----\--|-----|-


E-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


    


  


bar positioning for playing strings 6 & 3  


                       


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-------------------------------------------------


C-----|-----|-----/-----/--|-----/-----/--|-----|-


A-----|-----|----/-----/---|----/-----/---|-----|-


G-----|-----|---/-----/----|---/-----/----|-----|-


E-----|-----|--/-----/-----|--/-----/-----|-----|-


C-------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


   


   


bar positioning for playing strings 7 & 4   


                       


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


A-----|-----|--\-----\-----|-----|--\-----|-----|-


G-----|-----|---\-----\----|-----|---\----|-----|-


E-----|-----|----\-----\---|-----|----\---|-----|-


C-----|-----|-----\-----\--|-----|-----\--|-----|-


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


 


 


All positions on strings 5&2, 6&3, 7&4 shown


 


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-----|-----|--\-----|-----|--\-----\-----|-----|-


C-----|-----|---\-/--|--/--|---\-/---\-/--|-----|-


A-----|-----|--\-X---|-/---|----X---\-X---|-----|-


G-----|-----|---X-\--|X----|---/|\---X-\--|-----|-


E-----|-----|--/-\---/-\---|--/-|---/-\---|-----|-


C-----|-----|-----\-----\--|----|------\--|-----|-


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------

Also:
Any place you find two straight or slanted positions next to each other
they can be connected w halftone movement. (Important)

On strings 5&2 you can also connect the two "straight" bars on fret 4 & 7 w halftone movement playing fret 4 5 6 & 7 as a straight bar.

You have to find out for yourself where this will occour on string pairs 6&3 and 7&4.

For the A7 chord all positions will move 5 frets up.
For the B7 chord all postiinos will move 7 frets up.



 


bar positioning for playing strings 5 & 2


B7 chord                         *    


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-----|-----|--\-----\-----|-----|--\-----|-----|-


C-----|-----|---\-----\----|-----|---\----|-----|-


A-----|-----|----\-----\---|-----|----\---|-----|-


G-----|-----|-----\-----\--|-----|-----\--|-----|-


E-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


 


 


bar positioning for playing strings 5 & 2


E7 chord    *  


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-----|-----|--\-----|-----|--\-----\-----|-----|-


C-----|-----|---\----|-----|---\-----\----|-----|-


A-----|-----|----\---|-----|----\-----\---|-----|-


G-----|-----|-----\--|-----|-----\-----\--|-----|-


E-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


    


 


bar positioning for playing strings 5 & 2


A7 chord                   *


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16fret


D-------------------------------------------------


E-----|--\-----\-----|-----|--\-----|-----|--\----


C-----|---\-----\----|-----|---\----|-----|---\---


A-----|----\-----\---|-----|----\---|-----|----\--


G-----|-----\-----\--|-----|-----\--|-----|-----\-


E-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------





* = the open position 6th chord

I have shown positions for the V(B7) I(E7) and IV(A7) chord.
Compare positions to see similarities/differences.
Note that lot of the positions are the same (did not change) even though the chord has changed.

You'll have to work out how this will look on strings 6&3 and 7&4 for yourself.

Have fun.

Bengt Erik Erlandsen
ZumSteel S12extE9
JCH D10

[This message was edited by Bengt Erlandsen on 28 December 2003 at 04:52 PM.]

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Cool Bengt. it's always good to have another way of looking at positions.

Jim Cohen · From: Philadelphia, PA

You always have an interesting slant on things, Bengt (pun intended). I like the way you think. You're weird.

Bengt Erlandsen · From: Brekstad, NORWAY

Thanks. It is good to be weird.

Reason for not using pedals/levers.
1 it is more fun playin it this way.
2 It is easy to see that there is only 3 min6th intervals for each pair of strings.
3 The min6th intervals are laid out in a I - - - IV - V positioning along the frets.
4 The min6th at the "V" position will be the starting point for playing over a given chord since it is a harmonized mixolydian scale that will fit a Dom7th chord.

Showing the min6th for the A7 chord






bar positioning for playing strings 5 & 2


min6ths that occour for the A7 chord


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18fret


D-------------------------------------------------------


E--------\-----\--------------\--------------\----\-----


C---------\-----\--------------\--------------\----\----


A----------\-----\--------------\--------------\----\---


G-----------\-----\--------------\--------------\----\--


E-------------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------------


A-------------------------------------------------------


F-------------------------------------------------------


C-------------------------------------------------------


  


Showing the A7th chord   


Starting positions for the A7th chord


0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 fret


D---------------------------------------------


E--------------\-----------|-------|----------


C---------------\----------|-------|----------


A----------------\---------|-------|----------


G-----------------\--------|-------|----------


E---------------------------------------------


C---------------------------------------------


A---------------------------------------------


F---------------------------------------------


C---------------------------------------------

Bengt Erik Erlandsen

[This message was edited by Bengt Erlandsen on 29 December 2003 at 03:51 AM.]

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