C6 4th String Lower

Dave Birkett · From: Oxnard, CA, USA

Any tips on its usage?

Dave Birkett · From: Oxnard, CA, USA

John McGann · From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.

I'm sure there is more but here's a few to look at- all using the 4th string 1/2 step A>Ab lower:

Open position:

pedal 5- the 4th lower gives you #11 on the D7 9- if you lower the 3rd you get the 13th, the fattest natural "extension/tension" voicing.

nested in the above are augmented triads, sevenths, etc.

pedal 6- Fm79, strings 9, 7-4 (F C Eb G Ab) beautiful dissonace on top.

pedal 6- Fm7 strings 9 6 4 2 F Eb Ab F

pedal 8- Amaj7 strings 8 7 6 4 (lower the 3rd string for B (maj7 9) and E on top strings 3 and 2)

pedal 6- Ab triad 7 6 4 3 C Eb Ab C

no pedals- strings 9 7 6 4- Fm(maj7) F C E Ab, can also function as Bb7#11 (maybe just the top 3 notes...your call!)

no pedals- C ( E and G#) augmented strings 7 6 4/ 643/432 in inversions

C6th is so great and there is so much there- like Curly said, all you have to do is find the chords! (Remembering where what is in what key is something else

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[This message was edited by John McGann on 17 January 2004 at 07:46 AM.]

Bengt Erlandsen · From: Brekstad, NORWAY

Since you don't mention what the rest of the setup is like I will only give one use together w one of the standard pedals.
4 string A-Ab split w P7 for a dom9th on strings 7 6 5 4 3 = C E G Bb D.

The knee lever has to be viewed in combination w what else can played at the same time.
All the lever does is to lower 1 note (located on the 4th string) a halfstep down. You have to choose if it is the 3rd beeing lowered to a b3rd or a Root to a 7th or wherever you might be in the middle of a scale. Combined with a one fret slide it can give you a whole note for a position shift when crossing to another string.

Bengt Erlandsen

[This message was edited by Bengt Erlandsen on 18 January 2004 at 03:33 PM.]

Bengt Erlandsen · From: Brekstad, NORWAY

Also.... Lowering one note in a full diminished chord will give you the root note of a dom7th chord so...
P5 + P6 = dimished chord on strings 6 5 4 3
lowering the 4string A-Ab at the same time give a Ab7 on the same strings which means the C7 will be at 4th fret(open E6 position) and ( E = 3rd note of the C chord)
This ped/lever might be useful if you don't have the C-C# on string 3 which produce the same voicing 1 fret lower or it might be useful even if you have C-C# on another lever.

Lowering the 3rd string instead of the 4 A-Ab will give a B7 on strings 6 5 4 3 together w P5+P6 so there is also a C7 at 1st fret

Bengt Erlandsen

[This message was edited by Bengt Erlandsen on 18 January 2004 at 03:30 PM.]

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