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GUITAR SLIDE RULE - 5 POSITIONS

If you were to choose any key, then chart out every note on the guitar neck; you would see 5 distinct hand positions.  In music, there are 12 possible pitches with 7 in a key and 5 out of key.  Notes that are out of key (atonal) are more rarely used except in passing (or used as a passing tone, not to be held a long time).  Any key of your choice is related to other modes (scale types): for instance, C Major scale uses the same notes as does A minor, D minor with a Major 6th in the scale, and G Major with a minor 7th in the scale.  Also, the chart of that scale could move up or down on the neck of the guitar to change keys.  The minor scale with a Maj 6th in it seems to be the scale mostly used as the blues scale; sometimes they use pure minor.  Many times a popular song in a Major key will use the Major with a min 7th.  The first position overlaps the second which overlaps the third, etc. or it could be said that the first position share one side of it's fingering with the second and so on.  For a visual of the fingering is the GUITAR SLIDE RULE - 5 POSITIONS on EBAY.  Also available is the BASS SLIDE RULE - 5 POSITIONS and the PIANO SLIDE RULE on EBAY.   These slide rules are perfect for showing where all the notes are for playing a lead or adding extra fill in notes.  You pick a key, set the slide,and play notes and combinations of notes from the pictures in front of you and all these notes will be right for that key.

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