To turn any chord into a first inversion, we invert it, as the name suggests. That is, we take the lowest note and move it up an octave, leaving the next lowest note – the third – in the bass.

Keep your third and fourth fingers on the 4th fret notes while allowing the first string to ring together with them. Use your first and second fingers to reach down to the low strings' bass notes.

This idea uses chromaticism, ie, one-fret intervals using ‘out of key’ notes. The ear has a great way of forgiving the ‘outside’ notes, because you’re always targeting a new root note as you change to ...

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Shift your first finger down a fret to finish each descent (eg Bar 2, beat 1's G# note at the 9th fret, second string) and add vibrato to the sustained notes. Credit: Charlie Griffiths Example 6.