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How SRV Used Box 5 Over the vi Chord in Life Without You

Aug 6th, 2021

In his song "Life Without You" SRV would seamlessly switch between rhythm & lead while playing over the vi chord. In this lesson I'll show you how the Box 5 shape occupies the same part of the fretboard as the vi chord, and how easy it is to switch between the two shapes to mix lead & rhythm together.

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