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Alex Skolnick teaches chord tones
A video lesson with free, high-quality tab
Total Guitar (Alex Skolnick/Jonny Scaramanga), Thu 2 Jul 2009, 2:16 pm UTC
Example 1: C major triads across the neck
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Alex plays inversions of a C chord on different strings. He plays the same three notes every time, but in a different order or in a different octave.
Example 2: C major triads up and down the neck
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This time Alex moves the inversions of a C chord along the length of the string. Again the notes are always C, E and G, just in a different order each time.
Example 3: triads on other strings
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You can play triads on any three strings. If you've mastered these first three examples, then try to work out C triads on the highest strings as well.
Example 4: chord melody solo
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Alex plays this solo quite freely so don't worry too much about the rhythm of the notes. Instead listen to how each chord forms part of the melody.
