big stretch

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Stu

Posts: 2879
Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

big stretch

Hi!
I found a transcription of a manolo franco alegrias falseta and it has this impossible chord in it!

Is this for real? would this be possible or has it been transcribed badly??

-----------------2------------
--------------5----5----------
-----------5----------5-------
--------7----------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------

actually by changing my hand position drastically i can almost do it but still its a massive stretch

EDIT:
i posted to soon!! a few practices at this and its not as bad as i first thougt

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 4:29:37

Chiste de Gales

Posts: 298
Joined: Jan. 13 2009

RE: big stretch (in reply to Stu)

You could change it to this and still use the same notes:

---------------0----0---------
------------------7-----------
-----------5-----------5------
--------7---------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 11:37:19

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 14:58:12

xirdneH_imiJ

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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: big stretch (in reply to Guest)

capo 2 - it's not that bad :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 15:20:19

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 17:44:47

greeny

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Joined: Feb. 26 2008

RE: big stretch (in reply to Stu)

Hi,

It's actually a pretty common "jazz chord". Guitarists like Ted Greene, Ron Eschete, Johnny Smith, Lenny Breau use it often; I used to as well. A nice thin sounding Amin6 or F#m7b5 (half diminished) is what it is. Try bending the last joint of the second finger enough so that it bars strings two and three, either that or aim and position the tip of the second finger right in between these two strings at the fifth fret so that by applying sufficient pressure you block both strings, with just the tip of the finger - another jazz technique - but also applicable to the die-hard flamencero!

Finger three does nothing.

But I admit it is quite a stretch depending on what comes right before or after it.

Happy stretching!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 15 2009 19:45:06

xirdneH_imiJ

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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: big stretch (in reply to Guest)

in the file it says Brussels masterclass, i'm not sure what piece it's from, i haven't listened to him in a long time...drop me a pm and i'll send it to you...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 16 2009 2:21:56

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 16 2009 7:29:12