November 8, 2007
Beautiful E Sansula Tuning - The E Chord

Here is the notation for the E chord - 5 out of the 9 Sansula notes are in this chord. You can play these notes together or separately. The note names are written on each tine, but just play the blue-dot numbered tines. The numbers correspond to the role of the note in the chord (i.e., 1 = root, then the 3rd and 5th, with other roles such as 7, 2, 4, 6, 9 in somewhat smaller font). The lines connecting the blue dots suggest patterns, or connectedness for left or right hands.

Why learn chords? Well, chords are just another way of saying that "these notes all sound great together" - it is a shortcut to creating melodies. You can also try adding in one or two other notes and see how they sound. We'll do that a bit later, but go ahead and experiment.

Watch How to Change Sansula Tunings to Beautiful E

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