Here’s a cool chord trick that incorporates open strings and octaves! You can use it for “licks” or “hooks” of songs and/or a way to outline chords!
In this video I talk about it being best over the keys of E, A, B but it works for B, F#… all sorts of keys! The E Major scale example I played through:
E – F#m – G#m – A – B – C#m – D#dim
The E Major Chord example:
E – F# – G# (G# is the 3rd of our E Major)
The E Minor Chord example:
E – F# – G (G is the 3rd of our E Minor)
The B Chord example:
B – C# – D#
-Related Videos-
0:20 – Octave Patterns
0:23 – E Movable Open Chords (Ringing Two Strings)
0:23 – A Movable Open Chords (Ringing Two Strings)
0:23 – D Movable Open Chords (Ringing Two Strings)
0:41 – Muting While Strumming | Rhythm Guitar
1:50 – What’s a Scale?! | UGT 1/8
2:08 – Playing Open Chords | BO 4/10
2:37 – Building Chords?! | UGT 2/8
3:06 – Slides
3:06 – Rhythms – Strumming the Guitar | BO 5/10
4:09 – Horizontal Scales (Single String Scales)
PDF’s
Octaves With Ringing Strings | Chord Idea, Octave Patterns, E, A & D Movable Chords, Rhythms | Strumming Patterns, Open Chords & Theory