Drop Tuned Chord Voicings

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Metal

Excerpt: Hello again! We'll be taking a different route this time around by talking about chord voicings that can be used when in a dropped tuning. This is a lesson for those metal players who would like to hear more harmonic depth within their riffs OR for the fusion player who may want a heavier sound to their tunes. These voicings are similar to those used by b...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Metal

Excerpt: The first couple chords will be a major chord and a major add9 chord. Listen very closley to the explanation in the video and make sure to avoid the high E string while playing the major triad. However in most situations an add9 will fit fine. I tend to only play major add9 chords whenever I use these voicings. This is a stetch so again, try not to strain...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Metal

Excerpt: Moving on to adding the major 7 and its extensions. For the major 7 chord it's as simple as sliding your 3rd finger back one fret from what was played for the major triad. Adding the 9 is the same as in the previous video and adding the 13 is as simple as removing your 3rd finger and barring across the 7th fret with your 1st finger. There are two voicings...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Metal

Excerpt: On to our minor chords! This includes a minor triad, minor add9 (2 voicings), minor7, minor9, minor11, and minor13 (2 voicings). The minor triad is a major triad with the pinky moved down one fret to give us a minor 3rd.  The first voicing for the add9 is just adding in the high E string while the 2nd voicing is much nicer in my opinion. It's a bit ...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Metal

Excerpt: These last couple voicings are really just for fun, but I have used them in some of my tunes and I've also heard some band use these or similar voicings. I may have said "Major Minor 7" in the video but the chord is in fact a Minor Major 7. That just goes to show how well my brain works while I'm talking to a camera :-P This voicing is as simple as taking ...

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