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== Half Step Slides ==
Sometimes an interesting way to accent a chord is by sliding up or down into it from a half-step below or above. This is most commonly found in jazz and funk, as well as blues and thus older rock.
1 n 2 n 3 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 1
e--4\3-x-x-3---3-3---3-3---3---
b--4\3-x-x-3-r-3-3---3-3---4---
g--4\3-x-x-3-e-3-3---3-3---5---
d--6\5-x-x-5-s-5-5---5-5---5---
a--6\5-x-x-5-t-5-5---5-5---3---
e--4\3-x-x-3---3-3---3-3-------
Common placement for the slide is on the first beat, delaying the impact of the true chord. A blues or similar shuffle may use it for the first beat of every measure. It is ideal for places like establishing a key at the beginning of a song or during a modulation, but it does not work for strong cadences like the V - I or V - i.
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