minors & harmonics

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minors & harmonics

Post by Wes Jordan »

How do most of you players play a minor on E9? Also what do you feel is the best way to play harmonics ?Thanks from and old lap player still trying to learn a thing or two.
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Here are the basic pedal positions for chords on the open strings:
<font face="monospace" size="3"><pre> chord pedals strings

I E major no pedals 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
I7 E7th knee lever D 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10

ii F# minor pedals B + C 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
iii G# minor knee lever E 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

IV A major pedals A + B 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

V B major knee lever E 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
V7 B7th knee E + pedal B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

vi C# minor pedal A 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
VI C# major pedal A + knee F 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

diminished 7th knee lever F 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 </pre></font>

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Post by Jim Eaton »

#1 - A pedal = 6m of the open chord
#2 - BC pedals = 2m of the open chord
#3 - E-Eb KL = minor of pedals down chord 1 fret above (F=ab down at 8th fret,Fm@ 9th with KL.
There's 3 way right off the top of my head.
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