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Tag: minor chords

Exploring the 7 chord

Picture of man playing an A major 7 chord
Amaj7

Learn all about the different variations of the 7 chord, how to make them on guitar, and what the differences between them are

Published July 26, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged Abbey Road, diminished chords, diminished seventh chords, George Harrison, Half diminished chords, intervals, James Bond, major 7, major chords, minor 7, minor chords, minor major 7, musical intervals, Something, The Beatles

What is a sus chord and how do you use it?

Man playing a Dsus4 chord on guitar
Image by brunamereu from Pixabay

Lean what a sus chord is, how to play them for the five open major chords, and why they’re useful chords for you to know

Published July 6, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged intervals, Led Zeppelin, major chords, minor chords, scale degrees, Stairway to Heaven, sus chord, suspended chord

How to harmonize the major scale on guitar

Harmonize the major scale on guitar artwork
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Learn to easily harmonize the major scale on guitar with a simple pattern that unlocks the chord structure of any major key

Published May 20, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged diminished chords, major chords, major scale, minor chords, relative minor

How to use the harmonized scale

Musical Staff harmonized scale over guitar outline

Learn about the harmonized scale, how to create and play it in any major key, and how to use its power in many important ways

Published April 28, 2021
Categorized as Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged chord progressions, diminished chords, lead guitar, major chords, major scale, minor chords, minor scale, music theory, scale degrees

How to solo over chord changes

Man playing lead guitar
Playing over the chord changes is another approach to soloing

Learn how to let the underlying chord changes guide your solos by changing the pentatonic scale that you use to choose your notes

Published April 15, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged chasing chords, chord changes, chord chasing, guitar solo, improvisation, major chords, major scale, minor chords, pentatonic scale

Learn three critical open minor chords

An open A minor chord
Open A minor: very common and very versatile

Learn how to play three open-shaped minor chords that you can use to lead your listeners into different emotional territory.

Published April 11, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged chord progressions, Chords, major chords, minor chords, minor triads, triads

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