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Topic: B-Bb Lever - Another Use |
Scott Swartz
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St. Louis, MO
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Posted 10 Jan 2010 11:23 am |
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just stumbled onto this additional use for the B-Bb, a cool sounding V-I progression
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_____________A____A9___A13______D__________
1__F#______________________________________
2__D#______________________________________
3__G#________5____7B____9B_____10__________
4__E_________5____7_____9______10__________
5__B_________5____7AX___9X_____10__________
6__G#______________________________________
7__F_______________________________________
8__E_______________________________________
9__D_______________________________________
10_B_______________________________________
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X lever is B-Bb, and the AX uses the tunable split for the in tune raise of a half step (B-C open)
You could half pedal or substitute fret 8 on 345 with the E-D# lever for the second chord shown also
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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2010 12:51 pm
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| I like it! |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 8:51 am
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Hey Scott, Yes, that is a good run.
Transposed to the Key of E, I have been using that same run (and inversions of that run) to go from B to E during the intro to "Stella Blue" by the GD (which is basically that run played 4 times in a row).
Cool. 
pete b. |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 10:40 am
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| Pete Burak wrote: |
Hey Scott, Yes, that is a good run.
Transposed to the Key of E, I have been using that same run (and inversions of that run) to go from B to E during the intro to "Stella Blue" by the GD (which is basically that run played 4 times in a row).
Cool.
pete b. |
Beautiful song! I once heard Ween play it. Still came out beautiful. |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 4:34 pm run
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| same can be done on frets 12, 15 and 17 with the A and B pedals |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 5:20 pm
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| Brad, Can you post the tab for your inversion of this lick at 12, 15, 17? Thx, pb |
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 12:32 pm
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What are some other uses for the B lever that you guys like? For me it's mainly a way to get a quick minor with A+B down, and a quick diminished with B+C down.
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Jerry Hayes
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Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 12:48 pm
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It can be used with any of the open three string grips such as 3, 4 & 5....4, 5 & 6....5, 6 & 8.....or 6, 8 & 10 to make a nice passing chord... Say you're on the 8th fret for a C chord and you want to go to an F. Slide your bar back two frets while applying the X lever and you'll have a very nice passing chord to go to the F chord. Then you can simply lower your E strings for the F chord at the 6th fret........JH in Va.
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 1:31 pm
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| Minor 1 fret up from open combined with E-D# lower -- this also gives you a good bunch of minor pentatonic notes. |
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 4:13 pm
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Jerry, I've used that move too. It's kind of like a 7th chord of the original I chord. Jim that's a tough move for some of us because the X lever and E lever are on the same knee.
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 4:58 pm
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I learned this one from Maurice Anderson...
A+B+LKV(B>Bb)+E>Eb=Diminished chord.
Yes LKV+E>Eb is easier when E>Eb is on a right knee lever. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 5:18 pm
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Pete
That's been my 'go to' diminished chord for many years - all on four adjacent strings, too.
(Except mine is: B+C+LKL+RKL (Day set-up).
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 10:58 am Re: B-Bb Lever - Another Use
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Here's a variation on Scott's nice progression using the E-F raise (it only works if you have E-F and B-Bb on different knees or are extremely agile). It occurred to me because of that maj 7 voicing in Scott's A13.
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_____________A____A9___Em9__ A13_D__________
1__F#______________________________________
2__D#______________________________________
3__G#________5____7B____9B_____10__________
4__E_________5____7_____9F__9__10__________
5__B_________5____7AX___9X_____10__________
6__G#______________________________________
7__F_______________________________________
8__E_______________________________________
9__D_______________________________________
10_B_______________________________________
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Slide your A13 up a tritone to the 15th fret and you have an A aug9 aka Hendrix chord which you can resolve up to D with pedals down at the 17th fret or down to D with A pedal & F lever at the 13th fret. |
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Scott Swartz
From:
St. Louis, MO
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 12:17 pm
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Right you are Jim, that maj7 interval is sweet....
I will try your Hendrix chord also, and see I if find more uses for this. Since most of the standard E9 changes are parallel (ie raise both 5 and 10 to C#) there are not a lot of "11 half step" intervals available so its good to find another option.
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