Minor Chords in Open G Tuning

Gandydancers

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Can anyone help me with making a Minor chord in Open g Tuning?
Example C Am F G.
How does Keith Richards do it with such ease? Thank's to all Eddie
 
Gandydancers said:
Can anyone help me with making a Minor chord in Open g Tuning?
Example C Am F G.
How does Keith Richards do it with such ease? Thank's to all Eddie

Check out some of the slide playing of Sonny Landreth-he will actually fret notes behind the slide. It helps to wear the slide on you're pinky to pull this off--it will work though-I've used it many times before.
 
ok...here's a quick rundown of notes/chords. whole step=2 frets, half step=1 fret

between ABCDEFG, the only places there are half steps is B-C, E-F.

so i ask...a to b, g to a, d to e...all whole steps.

major third=2 steps (ie: open string to 4th fret)
minor third=1.5 steps (ie: open string to 3rd fret)

a major chord has 3 notes. a 1, a 3, and a 5.

major chord: 1 to 3=major third. 3 to 5=minor 3rd
minor chord: 1 to 3= minor third. 3 to 5=major third.


so...you ask about Aminor eh?

the 1=A (easy part)
the 3= minor 3rd up from A. 1 step from A=B, half step from B=C. 1.5 steps from A=C
the 5=major 3rd from C. 1 step from C=D, 1 step from D=E. 1 major 3rd from C=E.

minor chord= A, C, E

using the below tuning and what we know about half steps being only between ef, bc, we can find where A's C's and E's are in your tuning. i'll type it like fret(note) ie: 2(A)

D--2(E)-----7(A)
B--1(C)-----5(E)
G--2(A)-----5(C)
D--2(E)-----7(A)
G--2(A)-----5(C)
D--2(E)-----7(A)

you can keep going if you want...you can finger the notes however you want.

my choice would be

5 (this note is actually a G, but that just makes an Amin7 chord, which is a good thing)
5
5
2
2
x

another choice for the more limber fingered would be that second way, barring the 5th fret and having your index middle and ring play the 7th fretted notes


give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. teach a man to fish...yada yada yada
 
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