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3 'out of the box' exercises

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Paul Davids
Standard tuning

 = 80
Easy chord exercise
C Am Dm G
        
1 
        
 2

  
el.guit.  12 10 8 8 7 5 13 12 10 7 5 3 
 8 8 5 5 10 10 3 3 
 
with slides into the 3rds

C Am Dm G
  
     
    

      

3    4 
    
 
 11 12 10 8 7 8 7 5 12 13 12 10 6 7 5 3 
 8 8 5 5 10 10 3 3 
 

Jumpy pentatonic pattern


Bm pentatonic
    3 3
 
3 3
5  
   

6
     
7

        
3 3 3 3
 10 7 
 7
10 7 10
9
7
7 9 7

 
9 7 9 7 9 7
9 7 9 7
10 7 5 7

Fast run in circles


G D A E B F C
C
8 9
     
                         
 

 2 6
 3 2 5 2 2 5 2 5
4 4
4
2
4 7
6 9 6
6 9 6 9
8 8
8
6
8
3 5 7 9

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G D A E C G7 C
     
             
10 11 12

                     

10 16
13
12


10 13 10 12 12 10 14 17 14 15 15 17 15 17 14
11 10 13 10 13 12 12 15 14 17 14 17 17 15
11 13 15

Bonus exercise 1
the 'same old lick' in Bm

              
13 3 3 14 3    3 
 3                   
3 3 3 3 3
 10 7 7 7 
 10 10 7 10 7
9
7
9 7 9 7 7
7
7

 
9 9 7 9 7 7 9
9 9 7 9 7 7 9
10 10 7 7

Bonus exercise 2
major chord in circle of fifths

C G D A E B F C G D A E C
3 3
3 3  3    
 3     
   
15 16 17 18
      
 

             
  
3 3 3 3
3 3
 
 5
4
7
6
9
8
11
8
13
12
15
14
13
12

 3 
5 7 9 11 13 15 14
5 5 7 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 15 15
3 5 7 9 11 13

Bonus exercise 3
Harmonised major scale in C

Cmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7 G7 Fmaj7 Am7


     
 
19
      
  

 45 8
7
6
5
10
9
8
7
12
10
10
9
13
12

 3
5 9 7 10 9 12 10 14
7 5 8 7 10 8 12

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G7 B Am7 Cmaj7 B Dm7 G7 C
       
20
       21  
     

12
10
15
14
13
12
17
16
15
14
18
17
15
16
17
16


12 15 14 17 15 19 15 17
10 14 12 15 14 17 17 15
15

Bonus exercise 4
Cmaj7 G Em D
  
22
            23
           
 
      
 7 8 7 7 10 7 7 10 
 9
8 8
9 7
8 8
7 9
8 8
9 7
7 10 10 7
7

 
10 9 9 9 7
7

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