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    Harp Harmonic Technique: (A La Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau)

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    The document provides 7 patterns for playing harmonic chords on the top 5 strings of a guitar. It also describes how to add bass notes to create "6 noters" and discusses different types of dominant 7th chords that can be used, including their equivalent chord qualities. The document concludes by listing chord progressions that produce ascending scales using major, minor, and dominant 7th sounds.

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    The document provides 7 patterns for playing harmonic chords on the top 5 strings of a guitar. It also describes how to add bass notes to create "6 noters" and discusses different types of dominant 7th chords that can be used, including their equivalent chord qualities. The document concludes by listing chord progressions that produce ascending scales using major, minor, and dominant 7th sounds.

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    Formatted version of Ted Greene's one-sheet for harp harmonics on guitar

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    Harp Harmonics

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    The document provides 7 patterns for playing harmonic chords on the top 5 strings of a guitar. It also describes how to add bass notes to create "6 noters" and discusses different types of dominant 7th chords that can be used, including their equivalent chord qualities. The document concludes by listing chord progressions that produce ascending scales using major, minor, and dominant 7th sounds.

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    Harp Harmonic Technique: (A La Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau)

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    Harp Harmonic Technique1

    (a la Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau)

    Patterns for chord on top 5 strings: (H = harmonic)


    1. 5 2H 4 1H 3 1H 4 2H 5
    2. 3 5H 2 4H 1 3H 1 4H 2 5H 3
    3. 3 5H 2 4H 13H 2H 3H 1 2 4H 5H 2 35H 4
    4. 3 5H 2 4H 1 3H 4H 1 2 4H 5H 2 3 5H (3 or 4)
    5. 3 5H 2 4H 1 3H 4H 1 2 4H 1 2 4H 5H 2 3 5H 4 (or 3 4 5)
    6. 3 5H 2 4H 2H 3H 1 2 3H 4H 2 3 4H 5H 3 2
    7. 3 5H 2 4H 1 3H 1 4H 2 4H 2 5H 3 5H (3 or 4)

    To get “6 noters,” add a sensible bass to any of the above, or transfer any chord to the lower set and add
    the soprano.

    Note about dominants:

    • E7#9¨5 or #11 = B¨7/6#11

    • E7#9 = B¨13¨9#11

    • E9¨5 or #11 = B¨7¨5#5

    • E7¨9 = G13¨9 = B¨7¨9#11 = D¨7#9¨9

    • E7¨9¨5 or #11 = B¨7#11

    1 This content is all intellectual property of Ted Greene, from his 1977 handwritten document, formatted for readability.
    Major sounds that produce an ascending scale
    E 6/9 C#m7/11 E6/9 C#m11 E6/ 9

    9
    5
    7 12

    3
    7
    9 12

    5 9 15

    E maj 9 E maj 9 E maj 9 E maj 9 E maj 9

    5 7 12
    3
    12
    5 7 9

    15

    E maj 13 E maj 13 C#m11 E maj 7/6 C#m9

    12 3 3

    9 3

    5 5

    15 5

    E Maj 7/6 C#m9 Emaj7#11 Emaj7#11 Emaj7#11

    7 9 7

    3 5

    9 9
    12
    5 7
    Emaj7#11 Emaj7#11 E6/9#11 Emaj7#11

    9 9

    12 7

    12 12 9

    15
    Minor sounds that produce an ascending scale

    Em6/9 Em6/9 Em6/9 Em6/F# Em6/9

    3 5

    3 5 7 12

    5 7 9 12

    Em9 Em9 Em7/F# Em6/maj7 Em6/9

    3 7 3 12

    5 9 12 5
    Dominant 7th sounds that produce an ascending scale

    E9 or E9 or E9 or
    E9 E9
    D6/9#11 D6/9#11 Dmaj9#11

    5 7 12

    7 9 12

    5 15
    E13 or
    E13 E13 E7/6 E7/6
    Dmaj9#11

    5
    7 12
    5
    9 3 7
    15
    7
    12 17
    5 9

    E7/6 E7/6/sus/17 E7sus4 E7sus4 E7sus4

    9 7

    3 5
    3
    9
    12
    5 5 7

    E7sus4 E7sus4 E7(mixo) E7#9 E7#9

    9 12 12

    12 15 15 7

    E7#9 E7#9 E7#9b13 E7#9b13 E7#9b13

    7 12 7 12

    9 9

    15 5 15
    E7#9b5 E7#9b5 E7#9#11 E7#9#11 E7b9

    7 12

    3 5 3

    5 7 15 5

    E7b9 E7b9 E7b9 E7b9 E7b9b5

    7 9

    5 12 3

    7 12 5

    E7b9#11 E7b9#11 E7b9b5 E7b9#11 E13b9

    7 9 7

    5 12

    9 9

    7 12

    E13b9 E9b5 E9#11 E9b5 E9#11


    T

    7 9 12
    12
    3

    15 5 12 15
    E9b13 E9b13 E9b13 E9b13 E13#11

    9 5

    5 7 12

    7 9 12

    15 9

    E13b5 E13b5

    7 12

    15

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