Open Position Strumming

Hi GMC!

Here is a piece that I composed while ago, it demonstrates the application of open position as well as chord/melody style of playing. It’s in key of E minor, with small modulation in E major at the end, and chord sequence is following:

E min9, Emin9 / F# min7-5, B7#9/
E min9, Emin9 / F# min7-5, B7#9/
A min, B7#9 / E min9, E min9/
F# min7-5, B7#9 / Amin 7, A# dim7
B min7, E 7 / A min7, D 7/
B min7, E 7 / A min, A# dim7
B 7, B 7 / E add9, E add9
A maj7, B 7 / E add9, E add9
A maj7, B 7 / F# min7-5, B7#9
E min9, E min9 / F# min7-5, B7#9
E min

Lots of chords as you see, but basically there are lots of substitutions, so you have I-II-V harmony, Emin, F#min7-5 and B7, keep that in mind.

Every chord begins with upstroke, and the strumming patterns is always more or less the same, you have up-down-down-down. When there is a melody line we use alternate picking as usual.

Enjoy!

Regards!
Vasilije