Volume I pages 1 and 2, the sixth strings of the C A and D basic forms are “Xed” out, but on page 5 they aren . What gives?
Very observant. Remember that some people who read Fretboard Logic are just starting out. For stock beginners I just wanted the basic chords to be played from the roots for their first impressions. For beginners, root-based triads seem to sound more correct and are easier to relate to than those with 3rds or 5ths in the bass. Plus it made each form more musically consistent to be played from the root. The D form had both the 6th and 5th strings Xed indicating they should be played from the 4th string. Since the 6th strings on all the basic chord forms but D Form are chord tones, they were later changed (de-Xed) when the forms were made movable to indicate that they could be included as chord tones.
