Create modern sounding chord voicings by using the minor pentatonic scale

Open/spread voicings on guitar. Create open and expansive chord voicings and fuel your creativity.

I start with the simple chord shapes, and then I use the same chords in different variations/voicings. Sometimes I add the 7 4 2 degree so the piece always sounds like its developing, even though I'm using the same chords.

This lesson is all about the ideas on Sweep Picking passage from my song "Religious War". It also contains the basic guitar-riff with is the basis of this tune.

A quick way to find alternative voicing for chords.

Let's build upon the chords from lesson 1. Making the chords into their full voicings.

4 Part Harmony Drop 2 Voicings Part 4 harmonizes G major scale chords using 3rd inversion (7th in the bass, root on top).

4 Part Harmony Drop 2 Voicings - 2nd inversion. Chords have 5th in the bass and 7th on top. G major scale harmonized using ascending and descending diatonic 2nds.

Part 2 focuses on some sort of 3rd in the lowest note. String sets 6543,5432 and 4321 used.