Chapter 26: Bossa Nova Chords on the A-String. Doubling Your Exotic Toolkit.

You've learned those exotic Bossa Nova chords on the E-string. Now, let's learn how to play those same beautiful sounds, but starting from the A-string.

This chapter is fantastic because it doubles your options. We're not learning new concepts; we're just learning new shapes for the same chords, giving us more places to play them. Mastering these new shapes gives you more flexibility and more ways to get the exact sound you want.

You now have 16 exotic shapes.

16 Exotic Shapes → 3 Root Notes → 12 Keys → 576 Unique, High-Value Chord Voicings

That's a massive new palette of sounds to play with. Let's learn them!

The System: An Exotic Toolkit for the A-String

We're learning the second set of shapes for our two new chord families, all starting from your A-string root. These are your specialized tools for creating that amazing emotional impact and sound, just from a new position on the neck.

• The Exotic Major Family: Five shapes to add dreamy, tense, or ethereal sounds to your I, IV, and V chords.
• The Exotic Minor Family: Three shapes to give your ii, iii, and vi chords soulful, complex, and melancholic textures.

The idea is simple: Identify the chord family, choose the sound you want to create, and use the corresponding exotic shape from the A-string.

Putting the System to Work: Learning the New A-String Shapes

It's time to add these beautiful new voicings to your toolkit. Let's check them out one by one.

The Exotic Major Family (for I, IV, V Chords)

The Major 9 (Voicing 1)

How to use it: Find your C, F, and G roots on the A-string and apply this shape.

Action Step: Play a I-IV-V progression (Cmaj9 - Fmaj9 - Gmaj9) to feel its smooth, sophisticated sound.

The Major 9 (Voicing 2)