R&B Rhythm Guitar - Connecting Chords With Melody

Learn one of the most important techniques in R&B and Soul Rhythm guitar playing, connecting chord changes with melody.
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Its F#m7 not Fm7...its all about context, they share the same notes on top, with the bass note playing F# it will sound like F#m7 with the bass on A it will sound like A major. Never think of a chord shape as only 1 possible chord ....that chord could be 10 different things depending on the context the bass note gives.

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