Five chords, one fingering. Wouldn’t that be a great way to learn guitar? Why struggle with trying to memorize thousands of chords when you can cut that number by half, five, or ten times? With multi-use chord voicings, it’s possible!
Chord Hacks: Multi-Use Chord Voicings
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Posted on 8 February 2010
Tags: Chord Hacks, guitar, guitar chords, jazz chords, multi-use chord voicings
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