Another colorful sound used in Funk is chords voiced in 4ths. In the chords shown here, one basic shape is used but the name of the chord can change, depending on the position of the root note.
G6,9
Gm11
Gm11
Gm7sus
It is possible to harmonize an entire scale with these chords. The following example shows the G Blues scale harmonized from below with chords voiced in 4ths.
The following examples demonstrate some of the ways these chords can be used.
Class Sessions
1- Major Chords
2- INTRODUCTION
3- LESSON FIFTEEN
4- LESSON SIXTEEN
5- New Sounds
6- LESSON EIGHTEEN
7- LESSON NINETEEN
8- 6ths
9- 3rds
10- Major Scales
11- Minor Chords
12- LESSON TWENTY FOUR
13- LESSON TWENTY FIVE
14- 4ths
15- Triplets
16- Chord Embellishment
17- More on 9th Chords
18- Swamp Sounds
19- A Final Solo
20- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
21- D Form
22- Percussive Strumming
23- LESSON TWO
24- LESSON THREE
25- The Rake
26- The Mixolydian Scale
27- D Form
28- LESSON SEVEN
29- Tritones
30- LESSON NINE
31- A New Solo
32- The Dorian Scale
33- LESSON THIRTEEN
34- Section 2 Summary
35- Octaves
36- 7sus Chords
37- The Trill
38- Tuning Your Guitar
39- Common Picking and Strumming Directions
40- Chord Diagrams
41- Fretboard Diagrams
42- Tablature
43- Tablature Symbols