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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Josh is the owner of Fretterverse.com, a musician (obviously), a martial artist, husband, and all-around swell guy. He lives on the East Coast, USA, and hopes to retire to someplace warm and friendly - Thailand. He is a member of the progressive rock group Din Within and the Josh Sager Quintet jazz group, among other various music projects.
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