Move around the neck
The drill
E, D and C shapes of A7 with boxes 1, 2 and 3 on top. Slide between them. Play the same lick in two places.
You pass when
A solo that moves through three positions without stopping
Ex. 13
A7 in all five shapes
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
A shape G shape E shape D shape C shape A shape open fret 2 fret 5 fret 7 fret 9 fret 12 e|--0--------3--------5--------9--------9--------12-----| B|--2--------2--------5--------8--------10-------14-----| G|--0--------2--------6--------9--------12-------12-----| D|--2--------2--------5--------7--------11-------14-----| A|--0--------x--------7--------x--------12-------12-----| E|--x--------5--------5--------x--------x--------x------|
Play them in order up the neck, then back down. Same chord, same four notes, six places. Then do the same for D7 and E7 (every shape moves up five frets for D7, seven for E7).
- Root
- 3rd
- 5th
- b7
- Scale
Same story: the 3rd (C#) is on the high E string at fret 9, just outside the box. Bend fret 8 into it.
- Root
- Scale
e|-----------------------------8-10-| C D B|-------------------------8-10-----| G A G|--------------------7-9-----------| D E D|---------------7-10---------------| A C A|---------7-10---------------------| E G E|-8-10-----------------------------| C D
Link: G|-5-7/9-| slides you from box 1 into box 2. Slide back down to return. Use the same move on the B string (8/10) for a different sound.