RIFF JOURNAL | WINTER 2016 | ISS 6 | LESSON: CHORD SHAPES FOR IMPROVISATION
CONNECTING CONNECTING CHORD SHAPES (Written for Guitar by Joe Pinnavaia) Standard tuning = 100 Ex. 1 - A Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented Forms 1
t G S
5
5
5 2
6
2
5
5 2
7
2
4
5
2
7
1
3
5
5
4
6
5
2
7
3
3
5
6 7
4
5
5
Ex. 2 - A Major 7th and Minor 7th forms 5
5
9
5
6 2
6
8
5
7
2
4
5
7
3
5
5
Ex. 3 - Use of Shifts from the 7th to connect positions 9
5
8
5
5 2
5
9
8
6
7
2
3
6
7
5
4
5
9
9 7 10
6
7
5
5
10
9 7
11 11
7
8
5
Ex. 4 Diatonic Connecting notes 3 13
3 3 3
5 5 2
4
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
3
5
5
7
9
5
7
5
7 7
8
7 5
7
8
7
9
Lessons
LESSON ASSETS
RIFF JOURNAL | WINTER 2016 | ISS 6 | LESSON: CHORD SHAPES FOR IMPROVISATION
CONNECTING CHORD SHAPES (CONT) (Written for Guitar by Joe Pinnavaia)
Ex. 5 - Pentatonic Sus chord forms 16
8 8 7
5
5
15
8
7
7
7
10
5 9
5
12
13 14
7
12
5
5
Ex. 6 - Stacking Shapes in C Major
Ex. 7 - Use of traditional chord forms within a line
