Chords - key of E

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   Key of E

E is a popular key and it uses the lowest E note available on a standard tuned guitar, and is a powerful Rock and Blues key standard. Here's the ascending set of chords used in the E group:

E _ F#m _ G#m _ A _ B _ C#m _ D#m7b5 _ E

For the video we rearrange these as follows:

E _ C#m _ A _ F#m _ B _ G#m _ D#m7b5 E

See video I text for these chords in tab/ascii form.

In the lesson vid we use a timed delay to color the sound. Here's the settings used. You can experiment with whatever sounds good to your ears.

Our song in the example is 90 *b.p.m. So divide 60 (seconds) by 90 bpm = 0.666 (milliseconds). Don't worry about the maths for now. Just set up your digital delay to 0.666 milliseconds, about 4 repeats full on and 100% in the mix. This gives us a quarter note delay. So the formula to obtain a quarter note delay is 60 divided by bpm - works everytime.

If you are using a delay pedal you need to set your pedal by ear if there's no digital readout.

I used the excellent (and recommended) Boss DD3 delay pedal for this demo with the controls set at:

Feedback Level - just past 12 o'clock
Feedback x 12 o'clock (about 4 repeats)
Delay Time - 12:05 o'clock (around 666ms).

Bear in mind that each delay pedal differs from others, but you don't need to be exact to the microsecond on this. Once it sounds good and fits the tempo its fine.

Key of E - Group Chords



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



shredmandan
post 9th August 2007


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Good job David
Speedeh
post 9th August 2007


Member


I love these lessons. They've helped me in so many ways.
lliber
post 9th August 2007


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Muris Varajic
post 9th August 2007


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Wish I had this stuff when I started David!!
gemaux2
post 12th August 2007


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Hey Muris, you're so good. When did you start playing the guitar?
Ryan
post 12th August 2007


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On video 1. The tab for E is wrong. It is 122, and you put 221. Great lesson htough. Lovin this series.
quebrado
post 11th August 2007


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this is great stuff david:D

i've played almoast two years, but i havent lerned all chords and stuff, so this lessons i really need;)

keep up the good work
-Quebrado
David OToole
post 14th August 2007


Instructor


Thanks for that Ryan I've fixed it up - cheers m8. David
Carlos Carrillo
post 31st March 2008


Instructor


nice lesson David!!!!!!

Antipolitik
post 4th April 2008


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Thanks, got my fingers full of blisters from metal riffing so this is excellent for me atm. smile.gif smile.gif Thanks David!


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