A very simple and cool piece of information.
To get ninth chords

1-Major 7/9th...left hand plays the root chord, let's say C Major in the bass.
The right hand fingers the same chord on the treble side and then moves down one string or a 4th to G Major. Result is CMajor7/9 (CEGBD)

2- minor 9...same concept but both hands are minor.

3- Dominant 9...same concept but Left hand is Major, and riight hand is minor.

This polychord application is amazingly simple on The Stick.
When I play, or convey these ideas to students, the systemetized relationships of the hands creates a friendly environment for creativity. Like talking, you want it to be natural and effortless. Then add expression

Steve Adelson

"This polychord application is amazingly simple on The Stick."

I agree...like a piano technique.

its been a polychordal type of week, here's a G#m on top of the C#m7 but more importantly as you can see it's Australia Day today, when the hat is all important

Lol
Bruce, the stick is gorgeous!
The hat.... Seems appropriate

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Thanks for these tid bits, Steve A. PirateBruce, the STICK is drop dead beautiful. Does the hat double as a soft case??

One of these "combination" I like to use a lot is a 7th dominant chord a the tritone chord in relation with this one. I give you an example:

C7 in the left hand and a triad (it's always a triad) of Gb in the right hand...notes included C, Bb, E, Gb, Bb, Db...that gives you a C7b5b9.

Or C7 in the LH and a triad of Ab in the RH...notes are: C, Bb, E, Ab, C, Eb...and you get a C7sharp5 sharp9...sorry, I don't find the "sharp" sign on my computer...lol.

Bruce...exact example I gave. Your G#m is one string lower than C#m
SA

When you went over polychords the first time in a lesson months ago, I was intrigued but very intimidated. I really had no background in music chords, theory,etc. The second time we chatted about it I had a better understanding, and the stick geometry was starting to sink in. Last lesson the light bulb finally went on... I got it Steve Thanks!!! Now it makes perfect sense.

More of this to come in future lessons Rand. Using The Stick's ultra logical tuning the chemistry becomes very simple. Get yiur light bulbs ready

Steve A

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