Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Frank Gambale Magic Chords 4
Todays Guitar Chord of the Day continues our series looking at Frank Gambales Magic Chords.
Heres the fingering for this guitar chord:
As with yesterdays inversion, todays Chord of the Day can be considered in many different ways.
C, D, G
Csus2 (1, 2, 5)
D11(b7, 1, 11)
Ebmajor 13 (13, 7, 3)
F69 (5, 6, 9)
Gsus4 (4, 5, 1)
Abmaj7#11 (3, #11, 7)
Am11 (b3, 11, b7)
Bb69 (9, 3, 6)
We can use our one Magic Chord in place of 8 different chords all with the same fingering in the same position. The chord can function as:
C, D, F, Bb and G dominant 7th chords
C, Eb, F, Bb, Ab, G major7th chords
C, A, D, G, F minor 7th chords
Weve looked at using the Magic chord as major7 and minor7 chords, today well look at using the Magic Chord as a Dominant 7th chord. For example, we could play this inversion in the following positions and it could function as a C7:
2nd position C13 (D, G, A, D)
5th position C11 (F, Bb, C, F)
7th position C9 (G, C, D, G)
9th position C69 (A, D, E, A)
12th position C11 (C, F, G, C)
Try playing through some songs you know and dropping in other Frank Gambale Magic Chords in place of major and minor inversions you might use and tune in tomorrow for another Guitar Chord of the Day.
As with yesterdays inversion, todays Chord of the Day can be considered in many different ways.
C, D, G
Csus2 (1, 2, 5)
D11(b7, 1, 11)
Ebmajor 13 (13, 7, 3)
F69 (5, 6, 9)
Gsus4 (4, 5, 1)
Abmaj7#11 (3, #11, 7)
Am11 (b3, 11, b7)
Bb69 (9, 3, 6)
We can use our one Magic Chord in place of 8 different chords all with the same fingering in the same position. The chord can function as:
C, D, F, Bb and G dominant 7th chords
C, Eb, F, Bb, Ab, G major7th chords
C, A, D, G, F minor 7th chords
Weve looked at using the Magic chord as major7 and minor7 chords, today well look at using the Magic Chord as a Dominant 7th chord. For example, we could play this inversion in the following positions and it could function as a C7:
2nd position C13 (D, G, A, D)
5th position C11 (F, Bb, C, F)
7th position C9 (G, C, D, G)
9th position C69 (A, D, E, A)
12th position C11 (C, F, G, C)
Try playing through some songs you know and dropping in other Frank Gambale Magic Chords in place of major and minor inversions you might use and tune in tomorrow for another Guitar Chord of the Day.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Gibson Meets Fender Les Paul and SG Mod
In this post, I will show you some pretty unique concept. I made a wiring, which can add a little bit of Fender's vibes to your Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul or SG. It will not make your guitar able to sound just like a Stratocaster or a Tele. It's something one of a kind, but it will put in your instrument some cool single-coil based circuit. It sounds really nice in a Gibson-style body.
Diagram:
Monday, August 5, 2013
Treble Bleed Mod
In this post, I would like to present my way to make a good guitar treble bleed mod (treble bleed prevention). If you were searching on-line about this circuit, you probably know what it is, and that it can be made in many different ways.
If you don't know what it is...
The treble bleed mod is a circuit which can help you keep the treble in the guitar signal, when you're turning down the volume potentiometer.
Probably you know, that when the volume pot knob is turned a little bit down, the guitar signal is quieter and also darker or smoother – it's loosing some high frequencies. Treble bleed mod will help in preventing treble frequencies from bleeding to the ground.
It's made from capacitor, or capacitor and resistor in series or parallel. It should be connected to the input and the output lug (firs and middle) of the volume potentiometer .
There is no perfect treble bleed prevention for a passive circuit. For example:
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
12 Major Triads inversion 8
Continuing our series of triads, todays Guitar Chord of the Day is the next inversion of our G Major triad.
This inversion is in root position: G, B, D
All 12 of the major triads can be modified in the following ways:
Heres the fingering for this guitar chord:
This inversion is in root position: G, B, D
All 12 of the major triads can be modified in the following ways:
- Minor - lower the 3rd a semitone (G, Bb, D)
- Augmented - raise the 5th a semitone (G, B, D#)
- Diminished - lower the 3rd and 5th a semitone (G, Bb, Db)
Saturday, August 3, 2013
B9 Guitar Chord
Todays Guitar Chord of the Day is B9. Dominant 9th guitar chords are simply extended 7th chords, so they work great as blues guitar chords. This chord has its root note on the guitars top E string.
Dominant 9th chords use these scale degrees: 1, 3, 5, b7, 9
B9 uses the notes: B, D#, F#, A, C#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, C#, D#, B
Hook this 9th chord up with 13th chords, or other Dominant 7th chords to spice up you blues rhythm guitar playing.
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B9 uses the notes: B, D#, F#, A, C#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, C#, D#, B
Hook this 9th chord up with 13th chords, or other Dominant 7th chords to spice up you blues rhythm guitar playing.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Tom Waits The Guitar Tone Legend
Tom Waits is not picking up an electric guitar very often. Probably you know him more as a vocalist only or a singing piano player. I would like to present here his made with an electric guitar music. This guy has got a really cool tone!
Lie To Me
Ive been changed
Links:
www.tomwaits.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits
www.tomwaits.com/photos/photo/3701974843/ (guitar gear photo)
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Tone Switch in Gretsch Style
In this post I will show you my idea for a Gretsch style guitar tone switch. It's a three position (cap1 - off - cap2) low-pass filter selector. It can be a very useful tool, if it's well tuned.
In my circuit, I'm using different capacitors values than Gretsch. I'm also using a SPDT on-off-on toggle switch, which is easy to buy and comfortable in mounting.
The lower value tone cap will help you in getting fat overdrive tones.
The higher value capacitor is good for clean, really smooth sound.
I've got three version of this wiring. One is for classic Filtertron pickups (Gretsch, TV Jones). Second is for use with Fender style single-coils. Third is for PAF style humbuckers and P90's.
Diagram:
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