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118 Part II: Setting Up to Play the Blues TEAM LinG
Now add two chords to the A7 chord sequence. The notes are the same relative
ones you added to the E7 chord — the sixth and the seventh. Figure 6-20
shows the fingering with the added notes played by the fourth finger of the
left hand.
A7/6
A7
Figure 6-20:
Two added
chords
in A7.
2 3 4
2 3 4
For the B7 chord, in Figure 6-21, the fourth finger again plays the added note,
but because the finger is already in place — on the second fret, first string —
you must move it up to the third fret briefly. This may seem a bit awkward at
first, and the stretch between your fourth and third fingers may take a while
to get smoothly, but it will come in time.
B7 5
Figure 6-21:
The B7
move.
213 4
Figure 6-22 shows all three moves in a 12-bar blues. If some of the moves
seem difficult, or come too fast, try leaving them out at first. As long as you
don’t break the rhythm in your right hand and you change left-hand chords
where you’re supposed to, the blues still sound fine. That’s the beauty of the
blues: You can play any variation on the basic structure — from simple to
complex — and it always sounds good!