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Lesson 7

Scales​

Connecting Minor Pentatonic Scale Boxes #1, #2, #3 and #4​

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Minor Pentatonic Scale (Box #5)​

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Chords and Progressions​

9th Chords​

Ninth chords function the same as seventh chords, so they can be used anywhere a seventh chord can. Wherever you can use a I7 chord, you can use a I9 chord, and so on.

They sound smoother, jazzier, and maybe more sophisticated.

I9, IV9, V9 barre chords:

A9 (I9) chord notesOpen123456789101112131415161718192021EBGDAE1111111111133333333333555555555555b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7999999999999
A9 (I9) barre chord45678EBGDAE4231135b79
D9 (IV9) barre chord45678EBGDAE33312135b79
E9 (V9) barre chord45678EBGDAE33312135b79

Practice​

  • Minor pentatonic scale, ascending and descending (box #1 => box #2 => box 3 => box 4 and vice versa).
  • Minor pentatonic scale (box #5).
  • Changing 9th chords.
  • Changing from 7th chords to 9th chords.
I9  => IV9
I9  => V9
IV9 => I9
IV9 => V9
V9  => I9
V9  => IV9