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Here is a small collection of Maj7, Maj6, min7, Dom9 and possibly a 13th chord.

Watch out for the chords with the half A-pedal.

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4 note chord-melody in key of A. 12/8 beat Slow
Requires Eb-D-C# on 2nd string

The "a" after a fret number on 5th string means Half-Pedal.
The "A" after a fret number on 5th string means Full-pedal



1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------5~~~~~~~1~~~~~~~~~-----------------6~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~--------
3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5----------5~~~~~~~~~~1a~~~~~~~~--------------6a~~~~~~~~~~5A~~~~~~~~--------
6------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1~~~~~~~~~-----------6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5B~~~~~~~~--------
7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1R~~~~~~~~--------6R~~~~~~~~~~6~~6L~5L~~~~~~~~--------
9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .


1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------10~~~~10L~10LL~~~~~-----------------5~~~~~4~~3~~~~~~~~---------
3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5---------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------5~~~~~~~~4A~3~~~~~~~~---------
6------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------5~~~~~~~~~~~4~~3~~~~~~~~---------
7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4R~3R~~~~~~~---------
9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .


1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------6R~6~~6L~~~~~~~---------
5------------11a~~~5A~5~~~~~~~~---------------6~~6a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------
6----------11~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~------------6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------
7------------------------------------5~~6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------
8------11R~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------
9---11~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .


1------------------------------------------------------6~~5~~~~~~~~~--------
2------------10~~~10L~10LL~~~~~---------------------6~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~--------
3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5---------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------7A~6A~~~~~~~5A~~~~~~~~--------
6------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------7B~~~~6B~~~~~~~5B~~~~~~~~--------
7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8--/10R~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------7~~~~~~~~6L~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~--------
9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .


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Bengt Erlandsen

Another example where the A-pedal is only halfpressed (B-C on strings 10&5)
Key = E
I think it goes I VI II V and IV dim dim dim V9 and I6


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F#--------------------------------------------------------------------5------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------5L~~~~8L~~~~7L~~~~6L~~~~5L----5L~~~~5~~~~~~~-----
B ------------------------5~~~~~~~8a~~~~7a~~~~6a~~~~5a----5a~~~~5a~~~~~~-----
G#----------------------5~~~~~~~~~8~~~~~7~~~~~6~~~~~5-----5~~~~~5~~~~~~~-----
F#--------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~8~~~~~7~~~~~6~~~~~5-----5~~~~~5~~~~~~~-----
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -/10L---------------------------3L~~~~3~~~~~3R----1L~~~~~-----4L~~~~~------
B -/10a---10~~~~7~~~~~5-----3~~3a-3a~~~~3a~~~~3a---1a~~~~-1a---4a~~~~-4a----7a
G#-/10----10~~~~7B~~~~5-----3~~3--3~~~~~3~~~~~3---1~~~~~~~~---4B~~~~~~~----7B~
F#-/10----10~~~~7~~~~~5-----3~~3--3~~~~~3~~~~~3--1~~~~~~~~~--4~~~~~~~~~---7~~~
E --------10L~~~7L~~~~5L----3L~3L--------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --7L~~~~~----10L~~~~---------7~~6~~7~~8~~9~10~11~12------------------------
B ~(7a)~~-7a--10a~~~-10a-------------------------------------5~~~~~~~~~------
G#~(7B)~~~~--10B~~~~~~---------7~~6~~7~~8~~9~10~11~12-------5~~~~~~~~~~------
F#~(7)~~~~~-10~~~~~~~~---------7~~6~~7~~8~~9~10~11~12------5~~~~~~~~~~~------
E --------------------------------------------------------5L~~~~~~~~~~~------
D -----------------------------7~~6~~7~~8~~9~10~11~12------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
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Bengt