E add9
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a… Read More »E add9
Chords
G add9
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a… Read More »G add9
A add9
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a… Read More »A add9
C add9
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a… Read More »C add9
The Open C Chord Scale Pattern
The open C chord is one of the first things a guitarist will learn, but did you know that it has its very own scale… Read More »The Open C Chord Scale Pattern
Chord Phrasing: The Relative Minor
Fig. 1: C Major & A Minor Scales Fig. 2: A Minor Chord Fig. 3: Extended C Major/A Minor Scale Fig. 4: For Comparison…
A/E
The A/E chord is a slash chord or compound chord. Just imagine playing an A chord, but substituting an E note as the lowest note… Read More »A/E
Added 9th (add9) Chords (Closed Position Shapes)
An added ninth chord (add9) is a major triad with an added ninth. Added ninth chords are different from other ninth chords (9, maj9) because the seventh is not included. Read More »Added 9th (add9) Chords (Closed Position Shapes)
G Shape Sixth Chord Barred
This barre chord serves as a great substitute for the standard G major shape barre chord (which is difficult to play). Read More »G Shape Sixth Chord Barred
Gmaj7 (open)
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above… Read More »Gmaj7 (open)