I had been messing around with C#dim7 and noticed that I could slide the same shape up in 3 fret increments and it would sound sweet. So I pulled it up on the Ultimate Guitar app (C in this case) and saw that it's the same chord. I wonder if there are other chords that keep the same fingering when slid up less than an octave.
Research moveable chord shapes, especially barre chords. Then try wrapping your head around the CAGED system for more moveable goodness.
Here's a quick.and slightly choppy clip. The C#dim7 slide comes at about 18s Listen to Turn Me On (N. Jones) frag with C#dim7 slide by Davis Sharp #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-938811257/turn-me-on-n-jones-frag-with-c
Thanks for the comment. It's different from CAGED, because (1) your fingers keep the same shape and (2) you slide up 3 frets and you're playing the same chord.
I know close to zero about music theory but I seem to recall its something to do with 3rds??? Maybe? (it's all the same chord)
The simple answer is no. That's the only chord that retains the same fingering with different inversions because of the nature of the dim7 chord.
C(5+) = E(5+) = G#(5+) C E G# C (first position) shift four frets E G# C E (B# = C) shift four frets G# C E G# (B# = C) (D## = E) shift four frets (that makes twelve) C E G# C one octave up Same notes different bass note.
That's cool. I'll have to figure out how to work that in to a song. (for those like me who aren't quick with the notes, it's x3211x in the 1st position)
One of my favorite chords..Use it a lot..I like the way I can change the voicing of it by moving it to a different place on the fret board.. It's used in the song Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground..I would move it up 4 times in beat with the song..Sounded cool.. Another movable chord that I use a lot as a passing chord is the Aug 5th..While holding the root and 3rd, move the 5th up a half tone..
Great use of this chord going up the neck in Aztec Camera's Oblivious I think about 1.15-18 here (well, it is on the recorded version)
Trivia about that shape: dropping any of the four notes one fret will yield a dominant 7th chord. The dropped note will be the root of the new chord.
I guess that kind of moveability only happens for chord patterns where each note is the same distance from the next, including the last to the first (a tone and a half in this case of course).
