Finding and Playing the 1 4 5

Actually PLAYING the 1 4 5 –Anywhere on the neck:

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Whirlwind intro to movable chords:

The value of understanding the 1 4 5, is that you can (conceptually) play in any key, anywhere on the neck. To put that into actual practice, though, you've got to understand the basics of movable chords.

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Summing up Movable Chords:

Any chord name can be played with multiple different fingerings/shapes Any shape can be moved up or down the neck, where the chord name changes (though the shape does not).

Finding the Four with the Magic of the Flop:

How about an AUTOMATIC way to find the 4 chord, no matter what the 1 chord is? That's the magic of the FLOP.

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Flip the Flop to Find the Five:

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ACTION STEPS

  1. Spend a little time to absorb this info. There's some deep magic here, but you've got to get it!
  2. Challenge yourself: choose a random 1, the find the related 4 and 5.
  3. For bonus points, can you name the chords?
  4. You can mark this page complete, and move on.

Next: the 12 bar blues. Let's use these techniques to actually make some music!