Chord Inversions, Part 2: Chord “Neighborhoods”

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Chord Inversions

Chord Inversions, Part 1: Three Chord Shapes

Chord Inversions, Part 2: Chord “Neighborhoods”

Chord Inversions, Part 3: Combining Inversions

Chord Inversions, Part 2: Chord “Neighborhoods”

In this lesson, Sharon shows you how to find the closest IV and V chords to the three chord shapes you learned in Part 1. This creates three areas of the neck, or “neighborhoods” where you can play the I, IV, and V without moving to another position on the neck.

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