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    Fourths Tuning Chords and Inversions: Chords and Inversions
    Fourths Tuning Chords and Inversions: Chords and Inversions
    Fourths Tuning Chords and Inversions: Chords and Inversions
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    Fourths Tuning Chords and Inversions: Chords and Inversions

    By Graham Tippett

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    Tune your B and E strings up to C and F respectively and you're in all fourths tuning. The first time I did this it was truly a revelation to me to have a symmetrical fretboard and get rid of that major third 'bump' from the G to B string in standard tuning. Everything suddenly became far more manageable and logical, and I began to experience a freedom on the fretboard that I'd never quite found in standard tuning. To be honest, there isn't much in the way of material for fourths tuning on guitar, so I decided to write a chords and inversions book for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of chords in fourths tuning, or to help with the transition from standard to fourths tuning. There are over 30 types of chords and inversions in this book, including open chords, closed and spread voiced triads, plus virtually every other type of chord and inversion you'll need to play anything from rock to jazz. You'll find a logical progression of chord types as well as easy-to-read chord diagrams which present the most essential and usable chords in all fourths tuning on guitar. This paperback version also features blank chord boxes on almost every page to record your own findings

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUnlock the Guitar
    Release dateSep 3, 2017
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      Fourths Tuning Chords and Inversions - Graham Tippett

      2017

      Introduction and Tuning

      All fourths, P4, or simply fourths tuning has gained in popularity over the last decade or so, particularly among jazz fusion guitarists, though I believe it to be an incredibly versatile tuning which you can apply to virtually any genre.

      To tune your guitar to fourths, simply raise the B and E strings a semi-tone to C and F respectively and you now have a fully symmetrical fretboard. If you (or your guitar) don’t like the added tension on the top two strings, you can tune the E, A, D, and G strings down a semi-tone to give you from low to high: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, and E, which is really fourths tuning down a semi-tone. The only disadvantage here is that you’ll have to relearn the notes on the fretboard on

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