Jeff, by that I mean just finding several chords of the same family, and in the
same general area on the neck, and using them to solo(or comp) the same as you
would a scale position. The parallel is this: when most people play a single
line solo I don't believe they're aware of the individual note names or
functions. They may try to connect particular chord tones within the scale(3rds,
7ths), head for a 9th or 13th or whatever, but its' unrealistic to expect your
mind to keep track of every single note as it goes by(and also play melodically?
-forget about it).
Anyway, I'm just saying treat a group of chords the same way. For example:, take
this group of Cmajor type chords:
Cmaj7 on the 5th fret: G on 4th st, C on 3rd st, E on the 2nd & B on the 1st
C6/9 on the 2nd fret: E on the 4th, A on the 3rd, D on the 2nd & G on the 1st
CMaj7 on the 3rd fret: C on 5th, G on 4rd, B on 3nd & E on 2nd
CMaj9 on the 2nd fret: C on the 5th, E on 4th, B on 3rd and D on 2nd.
Try playing them in different combinations and rhythms and mess around with
changing individual notes within the chords. For example, on the first 2 chords
let the chord ring while changing the top note to an "A".
And start adding other chords like this next one:
C Maj13#11 on the 4th fret: F# on the 4th, B on the 3rd, E on the 2nd & A on
the 1st.
"Hackett, Jeff" wrote:
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This sounds like an interesting idea, but I'm not sure what it means
exactly. Could you give an example?
Thanks
Find little groups of chords from the same family that work together,
learn them, and use them together as a group > (the same way you might use a
scale position)(Pass)
