Finding chord shapes in same area of fretboard

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With four-note chords, when making the all important V to I chord change the first inversion (root in the bass) and third inversion (5th in the bass) work really well together going either way.

Second inversion (3rd in the bass) and fourth inversion (7th in the bass) also work really well together going either way. (The fourth inversion doesn't sound incredibly satisfying as an endpoint I chord because of the 7th in the bass. As a transition, though, it's still nice.)

It's harder when you want to mix the inversions in other ways (but hard can be fun, too). But I definitely practice those inversion pairings in all sorts of different ways so that they are quite hard-wired.

[Pasha Alden]

Love that quote and when I have my mando in hand I will surely be able to put what you have just told us to use. Regards
Vanillamandolin

[Pasha Alden]

Thanks for this - my head is spinning She is an apprentice, I am a new beginner and am just trying to learn and now for that drink to calm that spinning head
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