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Lesson 9

Scales​

Playing Scales Over the Entire Fingerboard​

The minor pentatonic boxes repeat in a loop - after box #5 comes box #1 again.

Chords and Progressions​

9th Chords​

New set of barre chords that form I9, IV9 - V9 progression, with a new V7#9 chord form:

A9 (I9) / A7#9 (I7#9) chord notesOpen123456789101112131415161718192021EBGDAE1111111111133333333333555555555555b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7999999999999#9#9#9#9#9#9#9#9#9#9#9
A9 (I9) barre chord910111213EBGDAE33312135b79
A7#9 (I7#9) barre chord910111213EBGDAE431213b7#9
D9 (IV9) barre chord910111213EBGDAE4231135b79
E9 (V9) barre chord9101112131415EBGDAE4231135b79
E7#9 (V7#9) barre chord (new form)9101112131415EBGDAE442131135b7b7#9

Practice​

  • Playing scales over the entire fingerboard
    • Start with the lowest complete pattern available in a given key.
    • In the key of E, box #1 is the lowest; in the key of A, box #4 is the lowest.
    • Play in all keys.
  • 12-bar blues using #9th chords (including the new form) and two patterns of root movements.