Internal Chord Voice #3 with Melodic Movement

This internal chord voicing places the melodic motion on the second string of the guitar. Because it is a form based on a chord form that has two root notes it is a fairly strong sounding chord and with the melodic line on the last string of a strum it is also a strong melodic form. This has a rather large finger stretch, but has a lot of flexibility in playability in modern music.

This is an F major chord.
E string: \_________________________________| This string is not played
B string: |____|____ _|______|_____|_____|___4_ | Note: F - hold with the fourth finger
G string: |____|_____ |______I_____|___3_|_____| Note: C - hold with the third finger
D string: |____|_____ |____1_|_____|_____|_____| Note: F - hold with the first finger
A string: |____|______|_____ |_____ |_____|_____|. This string is silenced.
E string: |____|____ _ |______|_____|___2_|_____| A note - hold with the second finger
..............nut.....fret.........fret.......fret.......fret.......fret

After the above chord, move to the chord below.

This is an F major 7th chord.
E string: \_________________________________| This string is not played
B string: |____|____ _|______|_____|___4__|____ | Note: E - hold with the fourth finger
G string: |____|_____ |______I_____|___3_|_____| Note: C - hold with the third finger
D string: |____|_____ |____1_|_____|_____|_____| Note: F - hold with the first finger
A string: |____|______|_____ |_____ |_____|_____|. This string is silenced.
E string: |____|____ _ |______|_____|___2_|_____| A note - hold with the second finger
..............nut.....fret.........fret.......fret.......fret.......fret

This is an F dominant 7th chord or F7 chord.
E string: \_________________________________| This string is not played
B string: |____|____ _|______|___2_|______|____ | Note: D# - hold with the second finger
G string: |____|_____ |______I_____|___4_|_____| Note: C - hold with the fourth finger
D string: |____|_____ |____1_|_____|_____|_____| Note: F - hold with the first finger
A string: |____|______|_____ |_____ |_____|_____|. This string is silenced.
E string: |____|____ _ |______|_____|___3_|_____| A note - hold with the third finger
..............nut.....fret.........fret.......fret.......fret.......fret

This is an F6th chord.
This is an F major 6th chord.
E string: \_________________________________| This string is not played
B string: |____|____ _|____2_|_____|______|____ | Note: D - hold with the fourth finger
G string: |____|_____ |______I_____|___3_|_____| Note: C - hold with the third finger
D string: |____|_____ |____1_|_____|_____|_____| Note: F - hold with the second finger
A string: |____|______|_____ |_____ |_____|_____|. This string is silenced.
E string: |____|____ _ |______|_____|___2_|_____| A note - hold with the second finger
..............nut.....fret.........fret.......fret.......fret.......fret

If the melodic line was lowered one more fret you would have an F+5 chord, but the amount of stretch required is sufficient that you may not want to add that into the progression. Again this chord format can be moved up and partially down the neck of the guitar. As you move this particular progression up the neck it is actually a little easier to finger because the frets are closer together down the neck. Internal chords with melodic voices provide a great way to hear the possibilities of ways that chords support and enhance melody. Practice this chord progression in a descending and ascending melodic direction.