ALL-STAR I
Level 13
FINGERSTYLE
the no-pick method
FINGERPICKING ZONES
1 = pointer
2 = middle
3 = ring
Instead of using your pick, try using your fingers to pluck the strings.
PLAYING WITH 7th CHORDS
You already know major and minor chords are built with the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes in the scale.
C MINOR
C MAJOR
C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
C D E F G A B C
C E G
C Eb G
C major 7 might be written as "Cmaj7" or "CM7" on a chord sheet.
C MAJOR 7
You can create some richness to your chords by adding a "7th" note!
C E G B
C D E F G A B C
PLAYING WITH 7th CHORDS
An A minor 7 (Am7) chord is built the same way.
A MINOR
A B C D E F G A
A C E G
A MINOR 7
PLAYING WITH 7th CHORDS
We learned some 7th chords earlier. What's the difference?
G major
G A B C D E F# G
G B D F#
G MAJOR 7
G B D F
G major 7 leaves the scale intact.
G7 (G dominant 7) flattens the 7th note in the scale.
Most songs you hear are in the timing of
ALTERNATIVE RHYTHMS
# of beats
4/4
("common" time)
size of notes
2
4
=
=
4 beats
quarter notes
4
2
4
1
3
3
1
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&
&
&
Here are some other interesting rhythms:
ALTERNATIVE RHYTHMS
3/4
2
3
2
(three beats, quarter notes)
&
&
&
2
3
1
6/8
(six beats, eighth notes)
1
1
4
4
1
3
5
2
3
5
6
6
&
&
&
&
&
