2 Note Slants

C6/A7 Tunin' & Slant Positions

C6/A7  tunin' ... Key of C ... Fret 0-24

C# E G A C E

0) 3 5 6 1 3 "Home-base 6th Chord"

1) 2 4 4

2) 6 7 2

3) 3 5 1 5

4) 4 7 3

5) 6 1 2 4 6           "IV Chord"

6) 5

7) 7 2 3 5 7           "V Chord"

8) 6 1 4 1

9) 3 6

10) 7 2 4 5 2

11) 1 7

12) 3 5 6 1 3 "Home-base 6th Chord"

13) 2 4 4

14) 6 7 2

15) 3 5 1 5

16) 4 7 3

17) 6 1 2 4 6 "IV Chord"

18) 5

19) 7 2 3 5 7 "V Chord"

20) 6 1 4 1

21) 3 6

22) 7 2 4 5 2

23) 1 7

24) 3 5 6 1 3 "Home-base 6th Chord"

The basic "2 Note" slants ... 

These are VERY handy ... and they make up the foundations of the fluid style associated with Hawaiian steel. 

Reverse Slants:  Strings 2-1

1-3     "Homebase" 6th Chord       

   4

2

   5

3

4-6

5-7

   1

6

   2

7

1-3     "Homebase" 6th Chord   

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E --------0----1----3----5----7----8----10----12--------------

C --------0----2----4----5----7----9----11----12--------------

A -------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------

E  -------------------------------------------------------------------

C# ------------------------------------------------------------------

Reverse Slants:  Strings 4-1

5 - - 3     "Homebase" 6th Chord

       4

6

       5

7

1 - - 6

2 - - 7       

       1

3

4 - - 2

5 - - 3     "Homebase" 6th Chord

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E --------0----1----3----5----7----8----10----12--------------

C --------------------------------------------------------------------

A -------------------------------------------------------------------

G --------0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--------------

E  -------------------------------------------------------------------

C# ------------------------------------------------------------------

Forward Slants:  Strings 3-2

6-1     "Homebase" 6th Chord

7-2

1

   3

2-4

3-5

4

   6

5

   7

6-1     "Homebase" 6th Chord

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E ------------------------------------------------------------------

C --------0----2----4----5----7----9----11----12--------------

A --------0----2----3----5----7----8----10----12--------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------

E  -------------------------------------------------------------------

C# ------------------------------------------------------------------

Forward Slants:  Strings 5-2

3 - - 1     "Homebase" 6th Chord     

4

       2

5

       3

6 - - 4

7 - - 5

1

       6

2

       7

3 - - 1     "Homebase" 6th Chord

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

C --------0----2----4----5----7----9----11----12--------------

A -------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------

E  -------0----1----3----5----7----8----10----12--------------

C# ------------------------------------------------------------------

Forward Slants:  Strings 5-4

3-5     "Homebase" 6th Chord

4

   6

5

   7

6-1

7-2

1

   3

2-4

3-5     "Homebase" 6th Chord

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

C -------------------------------------------------------------------

A -------------------------------------------------------------------

G --------0----2----4-----5----7----9----10----12-------------

E  -------0----1----3-----5----7----8----10----12-------------

C# ------------------------------------------------------------------

Forward Slant:  String 6-5

--3     "Homebase" 6th Chord

2-4

3-5

4

   6

5

   7

6-1

7-2

1

  3     "Homebase" 6th Chord

EX)  Harmonized Scale in the Key of C

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

C -------------------------------------------------------------------

A -------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------

E  ------1----3----5----7----8----10----12---------------------

C# -----1----3----4----6----8----10----11---------------------

Here are some corresponding Chords associated with these "Double stops".

1-3   I , VIm

2-4   V7, IIm, VIIdim

3-5   I, IIIm

4-6   IV, IIm

5-7   V7, IIIm, 

6-1   IV, VIm

7-2   V7, VIIdim

There are others of course ... especially when you start makin' fancy chords (6ths, 13ths, etc.) .... 

This will give you the foundations of the looking at the fretboard ... "Slant Style"

There are plenty of "3 note" Slants to work on too (reverse, forward, split string).... 

but some are quite difficult to play "in tune" ....

In my opinion, it is best to work on maneuvering the bar FAST and ACCURATELY on these "2 note" slants before goin' after those rascals ....