Drop Two Voicing Uncovered Vol. 1 E-Book

Ged Brockie

• Herausgeber: Guitar & Music Institute
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

THE CHORDS EVERY GUITARIST SHOULD KNOW - DROP TWO VOICINGS

"This book is a revelation! I am an experienced classical guitarist who wanted to find out about other styles. Drop Two Voicings Uncovered is quite mind blowing." Phillip Thorne MBE


Drop Two Voicings Uncovered is a full colour instructional guide for guitar created by guitarist Ged Brockie. This book focuses on helping the guitarist understand chordal knowledge in all keys, all string sets & across the entire fretboard using a systematic concept to learn the power of drop two chords. This is really a course, not just a book. Read below to find out why.


Guitarists of all ages who are beyond the beginner stage will benefit from this detailed and thought through publication which gently guides the player through the various stages of learning.

Easy to read large chord diagrams are used throughout Drop Two Voicings Uncovered. All music is offered in both music and TAB.
The book is supplemented by almost two hours of Youtube video tuition where guitarist Ged Brockie discusses in detail the theoretical and technical issues covered in each lesson within the book. These are accessed via QR codes within the book for on the music stand learning.

Book owners have access to an additional download of twenty one backing tracks which accompany the lessons and additional chordal ideas in PDF format for extended study.

HOW IS THE BOOK STRUCTURED?
In section one you are introduced to minor seventh, dominant seventh and major seventh chords across the fretboard and on all string sets.

Section two then takes these chords and you will learn to play them in popular progressions all over the neck and in many keys. In section two you will also be introduced to chord synonyms as well as diatonic chord patterns and extended chord voicings.

The third section of the book is devoted to minor chord progressions and how to both understand and play them.

Finally, the appendices centre around the three songs specially written by Ged Brockie for Drop Two Voicings Uncovered as well as detailing all video, backing track and further resources available for the book owner.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title and Copyright Page

A Word From The Author

Understanding The Chord Legend

Get The Book Download Files

SECTION ONE

Lesson 1 - Minor Seventh Dominant Seventh, Major Seventh Voicings

G minor forms

C7 forms

F major seventh forms

Lesson 2 - Minor Seventh Chords Over All All String Sets

Minor Seventh String Set 1-4

Minor Seventh String Set 2-5

Minor Seventh String Set 3-6

Lesson 3 - Dominant Seventh Chords Over All Three String Sets

Dominant Seventh String Set 1-4

Dominant Seventh String Set 2-5

Dominant Seventh String Set 3-6

Lesson 4 - Major Seventh Chords Over All Three String Sets

Major Seventh String Set 1-4

Major Seventh String Set 2-5

Major Seventh String Set 3-6

SECTION TWO

Lesson 5 - Major II - V - I Progressions

II - V - I Progression up neck F Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V - I Progression down neck Ab Major

II - V - I Progression up neck Bb Major 1. 4

II - V - I Progression up neck Bb Major Cont..

II - V - I Progression down neck D Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V - I Progression up neck D Major String Set 1 - 4 Cont.

II - V - I Progression up neck A Major String Set 2 -5

II - V - I Progression down neck C Major String Set 2 -5

II - V - I Progression up neck Eb Major String Set 2 -5

II - V - I Progression up neck Eb Major String Set 2 -5 Cont.

II - V - I Progression Down neck Gb Major String Set 2 -5

II - V - I Progression up neck Db Major 3 - 6

II - V - I Progression down neck E Major 3 - 6

II - V - I Progression down neck E Major Cont...

II - V - I Progression up neck G Major 3 - 6

II - V - I Progression down neck Bb Major 3 - 6

II - V - I Progression down neck Bb Major Cont...

Lesson 6 - From Dominant Seventh To Dominant Ninth

b7 to Dom 9th string set 1 - 4

b7 to Dom 9th string set 3 - 6

Lesson 7 Extending The Major II - V - I Progression

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck G Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 down neck Bb Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck C# Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck F Major String Set 2 - 5

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 down neck E Major String Set 1 - 4

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 down neck Ab Major String Set 2 - 5

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck B Major String Set 2 - 5

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 down neck D Major String Set 2 - 5

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck C Major String Set 3 - 6

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck Eb Major String Set 3 - 6

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 up neck Gb Major String Set 3 - 6

II - V9 - IMaj7 - 6 down neck A Major String Set 3 - 6

Lesson 8 - Major I - VI - II - V Progression

I - VI - II - V up neck A Major String Set 1 - 4

I - VI - II - V up neck Bb Major String Set 2 - 5

I - VI - II - V up neck Eb Major String Set 3 - 6

I - VI - II - V across neck G Major

I - VI - II - V across neck D Major

Lesson 9 Chords Diatonically Through Major Keys

Four Note Diatonic System F Major String Set 1 - 4

Four Note Diatonic System Eb Major String Set 1 - 4

Four Note Diatonic System C Major String Set 1 - 4

Four Note Diatonic System Ab Major String Set 1 - 4

Four Note Diatonic System Bb Major String Set 2 - 5

Four Note Diatonic System Bb Major String Set 2 - 5

Four Note Diatonic System E Major String Set 2 - 5

Four Note Diatonic System Db Major String Set 2 - 5

Four Note Diatonic System F Major String Set 3 - 6

Four Note Diatonic System Eb Major String Set 3 - 6

Four Note Diatonic System B Major String Set 3 - 6

Four Note Diatonic System Ab Major String Set 3 - 6

Lesson 10 Major I - VI - IV - V Progression

I - VI - II - V down neck C Major String Set 1 - 4

I - VI - II - V down neck F Major String Set 3 - 6

I - VI - II - V up neck Ab Major String Set 2 - 5

SECTION THREE

Lesson 11 - Minor II - V - I Progressions

II - V - I up neck C minor String Set 1 - 4

II - V - I up neck F minor String Set 2 - 5

II - V - I up neck Ab minor String Set 3 - 6

Lesson 12 Minor I - VI - II - V Progressions

I - VI - II - V up neck E minor String Set 1 - 4

I - VI - II - V up neck A minor String Set 2 - 5

I - VI - II - V up neck C minor String Set 3 - 6

Lesson 13 - Minor I - VI - II - V Progressions Across The Neck

I - VI - II - V across neck F minor String Set 1 - 4

I - VI - II - V across neck A minor String Set 2 - 5

I - VI - II - V across neck D minor String Set 3 - 6

BACKING TRACK SONGS

1. Play Along - Funky G Minor

Funky G Minor Melody

Funky G Minor Chords

Funky G Minor Chords Cont..

2. Play Along - Blues In A

Blues Melody

Blues Chords

Blues Chords Cont..

3. Play Along Here You Go

Here You Go Melody

Here You Go Chords

Here You Go Chords Cont..

Video Listings - Backing Tracks - Further Resources

Appendices

Video List

Further Material

Other GMI Books

GMI Digital

GMI Support

Live Guitar Lessons From GMI

Guide

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Drop Two Voicings Uncovered - Volume 1

Ged Brockie

Copyright © 2016 GMI - Guitar & Music Institute

www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com

First published in Great Britain in 2016 by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any

means, or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.

Cover (illustration) by Ged Brockie

Printed in the United Kingdom

 

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

This book is aimed at guitarists who have progressed

beyond the beginner stage and are looking to learn to

play chords over the entire guitar fretboard effectively

and within meaningful chord progressions.

This book can be used on its own, or ideally, with the

accompanying Youtube videos and backing tracks

which are offered from the GMI - Guitar & Music

Institute website. You will find further additional chord

ideas on the GMI website which complement the ideas

and concepts found within the pages that follow. The web address where you can download this

extra material is detailed on page six and in the appendices at the back of this book.

I wanted to create a way of learning that was both easy to understand and use and which was

accessible to as many people as possible. That is why the chords are presented in the “guitar box”

format which most people will be familiar with.

I also wanted to keep the amount of text within the book to a bare minimum. Theoretical

explanations and harmonic concepts are presented within the videos which accompany the

lessons which are found on the GMI Youtube channel. I really would urge all of you who have a

broadband connection to study the ideas presented here in conjunction with the videos created for

this book. This approach will really help you understand the thinking behind these chordal voicings

and their many applications.

The chords presented in “Drop Two Voicings Uncovered” encompass four adjacent strings and

strictly adhere to this concept throughout. I have deliberately limited my attention to this approach

to help create uniformity within the chordal structures which are then generated across several

string sets.

Drop Two Voicings Uncovered is the realisation of many hours teaching students as well as my

own study and performance. Many of my students did not initially know that they already played

drop two voicings or the potential power these chord forms possess.

I hope that with the way in which this book and the other resources are structured you make fast

and focused progress on the instrument that I fell in love with so many years ago.

Best Wishes Ged Brockie

Ged Brockie has performed in almost every conceivable musical scenario over a thirty year period.

His own band recordings comprise his own compositions, arrangements and performance with

some of Scotland’s finest musicians (The Mirror’s Image - Circular Records 2009, The Last View

From Mary’s Place - Circular Records 2004). He was one of the main writers in the Scottish Guitar

Quartet (SGQ) recording three albums (Near The Circle 2001, Fait Accompli 2003, Landmarks

2005) touring across Europe to critical acclaim. The DVD “Five Innovations For Guitar & Orchestra

- Circular Records 2011” featured Ged with a twenty one piece orchestra. He has also worked with

the RSNO, OSO, Carl Davis, Hummie Mann, West End shows on tour, TV & radio, music industry

events, all levels of music education from high school to university and has a wide range of

compositions used in film, TV and media.

Ged is the lead instructor and driving force behind GMI and guides the programs of learning within

it.

www.gedbrockie.com