A Shape Barre Chord
You’ll want to create a barre with your first finger except you will not include the low E string. Instead we’re using the A string as our root.Read More »A Shape Barre Chord
Chords
Open Dm7 Chord
Minor Seventh (formally “minor/minor seventh”, also m7,-7): root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.
Open D Major 7th Chord
This chord is very easy to play. Just place your 1st finger across the 2nd frets of the G, B, and high E strings. To… Read More »Open D Major 7th Chord
Suspended Fourth Chords
A suspended chord is a chord that creates a subtle harmonic tension by adding an extra note that sounds like it wants to resolve back to the original chord. You can hear their use in most types of music. Technically the extra note is the 4th step in the major scale replacing the 3rd. Common symbols that signify a suspended chord are “sus” and “sus4”. They’re easy to learn, because you already know the fingerings for the original chord (just take the “sus” off and you have the original chord).
Play the E chord below and then add your 4th finger to the second fret
of the 3rd string. Do you hear how it sounds like it wants to resolve
back to the regular E chord? As a general rule you should always please
the ear by resolving the suspended chord back to the original chord.
Slash Chords
Let’s pretend that you’ve got an audition coming up in a couple of days for a hip new band looking for a guitar player. The band gives you some sheet music with the band’s songs on it so you can get a little practice in before the big day.
Time comes for practice and you’re all set. With guitar in hand you set out to learn the songs only to find, to your horror, weird chords with slashes. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen. It must be some of that music theory stuff you keep hearing about. You curse yourself for not paying closer attention in music class…Read More »Slash Chords
Seventh Augmented Fifth Chord (7#5 )
Common chord symbols for this chord are C7+5, C7♯5 . This chord is an altered chord. An altered chord is when the fifth, ninth, eleventh, or thirteenth is chromatically altered.Read More »Seventh Augmented Fifth Chord (7#5 )
Dominant 9th Chords
9th chords are similar to 7th chords except we add the 9th scale step which is the same as the 2nd. There are 3 types of 9th chords. Dominant, major and minor. The dominant 9th chord is the most commonly used.Read More »Dominant 9th Chords
Minor 6th Chords
The minor 6th chord is also know as the minor major sixth. It’s the same as the major 6th chord except the minor triad is used. It’s a very jazzy chord and can substitute for a minor chord. Here are it’s open position shapes.Read More »Minor 6th Chords
The DAF Formation
The DAF formation shows you how to play any major chords all over the fretboard, using three major chord formations. It is very handy when a tune stays… Read More »The DAF Formation
Dsus4: D suspended 4th guitar chord chart
A suspended chord is a chord that creates a subtle harmonic tension by adding an extra note that sounds like it wants to resolve back… Read More »Dsus4: D suspended 4th guitar chord chart