Shell Chords on mandolin
As I understand it, she’ll chords are chords that omit the fifth and sometimes the root, leaving just the ‘colour’ notes. Jazz guitarists use them all the time. A typical shell chord might be
1 3 7 with a 9 or 11 or a 13 added. Of course you can play 3739. For example. Or 3 7 3 7.
So on guitar there’s about 6 shapes. 3 based on an E shape. Three based on an A shape. There are more options of course but these are the bases.
So I’ve been mucking around on my mando to see if there are repeatable patterns that you can get it a chart together. One of the issues of course is the mandolin lends itself to fifths.
However I’ve found a few.
G7
3
2
3
X
C7
5
2
1
X
A7
5
4
5
X
D
7
4
5
X
These are all movable of course.
But am I missing something. I took a brief look through Ted and Dons work but this type of thing didn’t spring out to me.
Is this a new way to advance jazz mandolin. Or is it so obvious we’ve been doing it for years. Or is it a waste of time on mando?
Thanks in advance.
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