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Circle of 5ths Exercise Using 7th Chords

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  • pdf Chop Exercise PDF
  • pdf Circle of 5ths
  • tef TEF Tab

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  1. Marcy Kern ·

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. Wes Pittman ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  3. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

  4. Hollis Barnett ·

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  5. Patty Lindstrom ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

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