ijazzguitar.com | Lesson 3
Viewing guitar chord forms first as symmetric and repeating patterns of Triangles and Squares Unifies an approach to the guitar harmonically and mechanically .
Viewed on a standard chromatic circle, Augmented chords create Triangles, and Dim7th chords create squares.
Using these symmetrical properties to Memorize how the Guitar is Divided by inversion, and to realize that fingering of the symmetrical chord forms do not change within a string set.
The Properities of 6 strings is that it has a combonation set of 64.
One study of this can be found in the I-ching
Link to 64 Hexagrams on Wikipedia
Main Wikipedia Page on i ching
Below is my musing on this "method"
Music Star ...a musical meditation.
The addition of six lines in the center of the star represent guitar strings.
In the example below, the yellow arrows represent the direction of the plectrum, and circles on the lines represent a chord shape on the fretboard.
E Bb Db G is the sequence across the strings.
As always, randomize.
All combinations of tone sequences must be explored to gain balance, and effortlessness.
The Blank Music Star above can be used as a practice guide. Note choices, Chord Forms, String Groups, and Symetrical Divsions of the octive. ( 12 tones )
I have found it helpful to have a blank star to fill out what I am working on at the moment.