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Rockabilly Style Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP301

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a classic, rockabilly style rhythm and lead by learning how to play 6 and 9 chords in different positions all over the neck. By the end of this video, you’ll understand how to use 6 and 9 chords in any key and in any position.

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    • Ian M says

      Technically “no” even though there are three common notes (A-C#-F#). An A6 is A-C#-E-F# (R-3-5-6) while a B9 is B-D#-F#-A-C# (R-3-5-b7-9). What Brian has labeled as a B9 or an A6 might commonly be referred to as an F#m in the Dm shape. But it can be considered an A6 (No 5th) or a BSus9 (No Root) depending on the context It’s important to note that lots of chords are played with one or two notes missing, especially extended chords (9ths, 11ths & 13ths).

  9. jimbostrat says

    Kohler!! Brian’s generously throwing us even the kitchen sink with great ideas here!! Very cool…………..and certainly concepts we can use all over the place!! We’re off to a great start leading to Brian’s 600th!!! Jim C.

  11. Arnold M says

    Another great take away Brian! I had to listen to that 3 or so minutes at about 12:30 of the first video a number of times to get the 6/9 ideas and the relative minor aspect. Never thought of, say an A6 being a B9 and being a relative minor and how or when to make them work. As you said, another thing to explore. While playing with my pinky doing your minor chords CAGED lesson, I came across the idea of the relative minor which I thought really opened things up (adding the pinky gave an easy way to play a 1,6,4,5 progression). Never thought of these ideas of the 6th and 9th being there with the same fingering too. Thanks again.

  16. sunburst says

    Brian. really enjoying your intro video, where you start to explain E and the Cage system.. another good way to observe in building any chords too that the root/tonic and simply locating the OCTAVES ( will help learn how to map the notes on the fret board) can help along with the CAGE shapes system too.. anyway cool lesson!

  24. Michael Gorges says

    Wow. How cool is that. I’m finally starting to catch on to the technical side of what you’re talking about. The more I listen to you explain, the more I understand what’s going on. At first I wasn’t so techno, but now I’m buying into it , And I’m loving it. Thanks so much.

  26. afretnut says

    Thanks for such a great lesson Brian…
    The concepts really helped me out with a song that I’ve been trying to learn…
    I’m just an old chunk of coal
    by Damon Fowler
    Thanks again….😎

  28. wrightclick says

    EUREKA Wow i’m not up to speed with the full speed version but Jesus sweet Mary what a different feel you get on the slower track i have it licked and can chugg and loop round all day long with that one . Now to try add some of my own embellishment cheers Brian loved it .

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