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Chord Charts
Each chord represents a measure, half measures will be represented by
slashes.
When starting out, try to play the lowest sounding note possible for each
note.
Example 1
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E A B A (Repeat)
Listen......... Whole notes .... Half notes .... Quarter notes
Example 2
GCDC (Repeat)
Listen......... Whole notes .... Half notes .... Quarter notes
Example 3
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Chord Charts
GDCD (Repeat)
Listen......... Whole notes .... Half notes .... Quarter notes
Example 4
D A E A (Repeat)
Example 5
(notice that regardless of whether a chord is major or minor, the root and the
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5th will be the same)
G maj A min Bmin C maj D maj
Listen......... Half notes ....
Example 6
(Even with the jazz chords, the root will remain the same. The changes in
the 5th and the 3rds are indicated in the chord)
Cmin C min F min F min D-7b5 G7 C min D-7b5/G7
Listen......... Half notes ....
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Example 7 -- 12 Bar Blues in G
Listen......... Half notes ....
G7 G7 G7 G7
C7 C7 G7 G7
D7 C7 G7 D7
Advanced - A more advanced walking bassline that follows the chords of
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the 12 bar blues
Example 8 -- Jazz Chords
D min7 G min7 C Maj7 F Maj7 B-7b5 E7 Amin7
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