Glad it was helpful! It's hard to get those outer fingers under control. And, yes, it's nice to switch between 9ths and 7ths to get different textures. Happy New Year!
Martin, would it be ok to substitute the G6 with a Gmaj7 by moving the E on the G-string up a whole step to F#....it sounds pretty close to my old ears!
That would be stylistically inconsistent with western swing and folks who were connoisseurs of the brand would notice. The major-7 voicing would make it more "jazzy" and less western swing. If you wanted to re-interpret the song you could mess around with the voicings, but if you want to play the real stuff, it's best to stick with the G6 chord. Honestly it's probably best to learn to do both, since there's bound to be a situation that calls for either one or the other.
@@martingilmore Thanks. I can play the G6 fine. But with you suggesting some alternative chords for struggling players, I thought the Gmaj7 might also be acceptable.
Someone help me out here, I thought closed position chords were chords where the intervals existed within an octave (or within the closest possible range); so in the case of the G6 chord there for example, it would be voiced as 1,3,5,6, low to high, as opposed to 1, 6, 3 (octave above), 5 (octave above).
In music theory that is true. In this case it's referring to the fact that you are not playing any open strings, so your hand position is closed, which means the chord shapes are moveable.
Very Nice. Thanks for taking the time to post this !
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
Martin, none on youtube teaching better. Thank you.
Wow, thanks! Much appreciated!
Really excellent video. Broken down into easily digestible pieces and addresses all the areas where beginners would struggle. Bravo!
Glad it was helpful!
Couldn't agree more. Totally the type of channel been looking for.
Love Western swing Martin! This lesson is amazing. Thank you!
You're very welcome! Thanks for tuning in!
By far the best explanation that I've found on this subject ! Thanks for posting.
Thanks very much. Glad it helped!
Cool tutorial Martin! Especially liked the tip(s) about placing the pinky and ring finger first and substituting 9ths for 7ths.
Glad it was helpful! It's hard to get those outer fingers under control. And, yes, it's nice to switch between 9ths and 7ths to get different textures. Happy New Year!
Great lesson glad to see that you have a TH-cam channel.
Thanks! More to come!
Such a wonderful lesson.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great. Thanks so much
Glad you liked it!
Great instruction here. Thank you. I'm gonna be out in West Texas for half the year, so I'm on this! Thanks.
Have fun! That's the place!
Workin’ on it!
Awesome stuff!
Thanks!
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Rock on!
Thank you, Martin! Gonna start practicing this.
Best of luck!
Great lesson! Thanks!
My pleasure!
Very helpful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks 🙏🏾
You’re welcome!
Martin, would it be ok to substitute the G6 with a Gmaj7 by moving the E on the G-string up a whole step to F#....it sounds pretty close to my old ears!
That would be stylistically inconsistent with western swing and folks who were connoisseurs of the brand would notice. The major-7 voicing would make it more "jazzy" and less western swing. If you wanted to re-interpret the song you could mess around with the voicings, but if you want to play the real stuff, it's best to stick with the G6 chord. Honestly it's probably best to learn to do both, since there's bound to be a situation that calls for either one or the other.
@@martingilmore Thanks. I can play the G6 fine. But with you suggesting some alternative chords for struggling players, I thought the Gmaj7 might also be acceptable.
Ah ha! Thanks so much! I suppose it could work in a pinch, but the G6 is more "Western Swing"! Thanks for the suggestion!
Someone help me out here, I thought closed position chords were chords where the intervals existed within an octave (or within the closest possible range); so in the case of the G6 chord there for example, it would be voiced as 1,3,5,6, low to high, as opposed to 1, 6, 3 (octave above), 5 (octave above).
In music theory that is true. In this case it's referring to the fact that you are not playing any open strings, so your hand position is closed, which means the chord shapes are moveable.
Appreciate the tutorial Seth Rogen
huh-huh-huh Thanks!