Beginners Notes #41
Posted: 4 Sep 2008 9:29 am
Here’s a couple interesting ones, again in “A”. Don’t get hung up in this key though, play them
in any or all keys so you have a feel for what they should sound like there.
Up--
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5_____________________________________9--10_____________________________
6____________________7B--9B_______9B___________________________________
7______5--7____7--7G__________9G________________________________________
8___5_______7___________________________________________________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
And back--
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5___10--9_______________________________________________________________
6_________9B______9B--7B__________7B___________________________________
7_____________9G__________7G__________7G--7_____7--5____________________
8______________________________7______________7_______5_________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
Starting and ending on the 9th string.
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5__________________________10___________________________________________
6______________8_____8--10______10--8____8_______________8_______________
7_________7--8_____8__________________8____8--7_____7--8_____8--7_________
8______7________________________________________7_______________7_______
9___7_______________________________________________________________7___
10______________________________________________________________________
Or not, in other words or notes:
2_______________________________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________________________
4___________________________5___________________________________________
5_______________5_____5--5A____5A--5_____5________________5_____________
6_________5--5B____5B________________5B____5B--5____5--5B___5B--5_______
7______5_________________________________________5_______________5_____
8___5________________________________________________________________5__
9_______________________________________________________________________
Look how the notes on strings 8,7 and 6 in the E9th tuning compare to strings 9, 8 and 7. Two
frets up from the note on the 8th string is the same note on the 9th string. This is important to
keep in mind if you are moving to grips or phrasings up the neck. If you use a 9th string run, you
end where you will need to be, up the neck.
in any or all keys so you have a feel for what they should sound like there.
Up--
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5_____________________________________9--10_____________________________
6____________________7B--9B_______9B___________________________________
7______5--7____7--7G__________9G________________________________________
8___5_______7___________________________________________________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
And back--
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5___10--9_______________________________________________________________
6_________9B______9B--7B__________7B___________________________________
7_____________9G__________7G__________7G--7_____7--5____________________
8______________________________7______________7_______5_________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
Starting and ending on the 9th string.
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5__________________________10___________________________________________
6______________8_____8--10______10--8____8_______________8_______________
7_________7--8_____8__________________8____8--7_____7--8_____8--7_________
8______7________________________________________7_______________7_______
9___7_______________________________________________________________7___
10______________________________________________________________________
Or not, in other words or notes:
2_______________________________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________________________
4___________________________5___________________________________________
5_______________5_____5--5A____5A--5_____5________________5_____________
6_________5--5B____5B________________5B____5B--5____5--5B___5B--5_______
7______5_________________________________________5_______________5_____
8___5________________________________________________________________5__
9_______________________________________________________________________
Look how the notes on strings 8,7 and 6 in the E9th tuning compare to strings 9, 8 and 7. Two
frets up from the note on the 8th string is the same note on the 9th string. This is important to
keep in mind if you are moving to grips or phrasings up the neck. If you use a 9th string run, you
end where you will need to be, up the neck.