chord sequence with interruptions

for unamplified electric guitar

Dominic Lash
2013
for Matthew Hough
This piece consists of a slow sequence of 72 chords, gien on the two chord
sequence pages, which is interrupted seen times!
The chords are to "e pla#ed with the fingers $pluc%ed simultanousl#, not
strummed&, as quietl# as possi"le while still giing all four notes equal weight! The
pace is slow ' eer# chord should "e completel# allowed to die awa# "efore
moing on, and pauses ma# "e longer still!
The interruptions can occur wheneer the pla#er desires, "ut there must "e at
least one chord "etween each interruption!
The interruptions are of two t#pes( pluc%ed single notes and sustained tones! )ne
t#pe of interruption has four ariations and the other three! These ariations must
occur in the order indicated, "ut the two different t#pes of interruption need not
alwa#s alternate $though the# ma#&!
The first t#pe of interruption consists of single notes pluc%ed with a plectrum $see
the pluc%ed interruptions page&! The olume of all pitches should "e matched to
that of the quietest harmonic! *ll notes should oerlap as much as possi"le, "ut the
pla#er should also wait as long as possi"le "efore sounding the ne+t note, insofar
as this is compati"le with the requirement to oerlap! ,here oerlapping is not
possi"le, the note$s& should "e allowed to die awa# completel# "efore moing on!
The second t#pe of interruption consists of the - on the 13
th
fret
of the high . string pla#ed with an e"ow!
The first time this interruption occurs the sound
should "e as quiet and pure as possi"le!
The second time, the pla#er should periodicall# "egin gentl# whistling a tone that
almost matches the -, so that "eatings are generated! $These pitches
ma# "e different for each whistle, "ut do not glissando!&
The third time, the pla#er should stop the note "ac% from the
fret so that the string "u//es against it0 tr# to ma%e
the "u//ing as rich and consistent as possi"le!
.ach of these sustained1note interruptions is to last for a long time( long
enough that the memor# of the piece up to that point is almost forgotten,
The piece ma# end either with the final chord or with the conclusion of the final
interruption, depending on the choices the pla#er has made!
2ristol, 134542013

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raw material
chord sequence
Dominic Lash

permutated

3
4
5
6
3
4
6
5
3
5
4
6
3
5
6
4
3
6
4
5
3
6
5
4
4
3
5
6
4
3
6
5
4
5
3
6

4
5
6
3
4
6
3
5
4
6
5
3
5
3
4
6
5
3
6
4
5
4
3
6
5
4
6
3
5
6
3
4

5
6
4
3
6
3
4
5
6
3
5
4
6
4
3
5
6
4
5
3
6
5
3
4
6
5
4
3

5
4
3
6
3
4
6
5
5
3
6
4
3
6
5
4
5
3
4
6
5
4
6
3
4
5
6
3
6
3
4
5
3
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6
5
3
4
6
4
3
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6
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5
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4
6
5
3
5
6
4
3
4
6
3
5
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3
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permutated and transposed

4
3
6
5
3
5
4
6
3
6
4
5
6
5
4
3
5
6
3
4
6
4
5
3
3
4
5
6
4
5
3
6

11
10
9
12
10
11
13
12
13
11
14
12
5
8
7
6
14
12
13
15
13
12
14
11
2
3
4
1
13
10
11
12
5
7
8
6

11
10
8
9
7
5
4
6
7
4
6
5
3
5
4
2
8
9
7
6
9
11
8
10
8
7
9
10
4
3
6
5

3
5
4
6
12
15
13
14
9
8
7
6
4
5
2
3
12
10
11
9
7
8
9
10
2
3
1
4
2