If you want to work out the chord inversions up the fret board on a guitar
then one way to approach it is to
1/ start with the chord near the nut.
2/ on the lowest string in the chord find the next note in the chord up the
string.
3/ construct the chord on the other strings above that.
Does that make sence? I'm used to talking not writing.
Eg.
A C major chord/triad would be
E open top string
C 1st fret 5th string
G open 4th string
(this is actualy the 2nd inversion of the chord as the G is in the base but
it is as low as you can get on the fret board)
Then move up the 4th string until you find the next note in the chord, the
C, and build the rest of the chord on it.
G 3rd fret top string
E 5th fret 5th string
C 5th fret 4th string
And so on up the fret board
C 8th fret top string
G 8th fret 5th string
E 9th fret 4th string
As you do it for different chords you will find that the shapes are repeated
in exactly the same way that bar chords work.
At 07:51 PM 19/10/96 -0700, you wrote:
>At 05:53 PM 10/19/96 -0700, you wrote:
>>How does one construct chord inversions? I'm thinking primarily
>>of guitar, but is it done the same as on piano? If I want to
>>learn all the inversions without memorizing them from a book
>>(in other words I want to derive them) what logic should I follow?
>>
>>Thanks for any insights,
>>Jim
>>
>>
>Jim,
>
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