3 Note Slants

3 Note Slants in C6/A7

Minor Chord Forward Slant

Top 3 strings ...

1

5

3b

EX) Am

E --- 5 -----

C --- 4 -----

A --- 3 -----

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

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

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

Dominant 7th Reverse Slant

String 2,4,& 5

3

---

1

7b

EX)  C7

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

C --- 4 ----

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

G --- 5 ----

E --- 6 ----

C#  --------

Augmented "Split Slants"

Top three strings ... repeats ever (4) frets.

3 5# 1 3

1 3 5#  1  

5# 1 3 5#

EX) F aug

E --- 5 ----- 9 ----- 13 ----- 17 ----

C --- 5 ----- 9 ----- 13 ----- 17 ----

A --- 4 ----- 8 ----- 12 ----- 16 ----

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

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

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

Diminished "Split Slants"

String 2,3,4 ... repeats every (3) frets

1 3b 5b 6 1

6 1 3b 5b 6

5b 6 1 3b 5b

Ex) F dim

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

C --- 5 ----- 8 ----- 11 ----- 14 ---- 17 ---

A --- 5 ----- 8 ----- 11 ----- 14 ---- 17 ---

G --- 4 ----- 7 ----- 10 ----- 13 ---- 16 ---

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

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

9th "Split Slants"

Strings 1,2,4 ...

2

7b

---

3

EX) G9

E ---5---

C ---5---

A -------

G ---4---

E --------

C# ------

Dom 7th "Split Slants"

Strings 2,3,5 & 2,3,4

5   7b

3 5

--- 3

7b

EX) C7

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

C --- 7 ---- 10 ---

A --- 7 ---- 10 ---

G -----------  9 ---

E --- 6 ------------

C#  ----------------