NUGGETS
Fig. 7
Fig. 7
Fm
11 10
8
10 11 10
The heaviest blues-rock band of the clas-
sic rock era boasted a virtuoso lead gui-
tarist who could pick “lighter than air” licks
when called upon as in Fig. 7. Appearing
8
9
10
in the intro to an epic 12-bar minor key
slow blues, it seamlessly combines choice
notes from the C Aeolian mode with an F
minor triad to nail the iv chord change.
Fig. 8
Fig. 8
C
7
Dm
3
6
5
3
8
5
The famous New York Yankee “Sultan
of Swat” swung a big bat while the gui-
tarist featured in Fig. 8 deftly made his
red 1961 Strat swing royally as he finger
picked a tasty fill over a Dm (i) chord in
MAY / JUNE
6
5
6
5
7
his band’s debut single from 1978. Though
not literally strummed as a D minor triad,
the notes D (root), F (b3rd) and A (5th)
appear prominently. ■
DIGITAL EDITION
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