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CHORDS
101
Major
Minor
AUGMENTED
Diminished
THERE
ARE
4
TRIAD
CHORD TYPES
(TRIADS ARE 3 NOTE CHORDS)
Basic Chords
Complex Chords
Open chords
(& Fancy 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th chords)
Sometimes have 6 notes requiring you to use techniques, like barring and arching, to play them.
Basic chords are just 2-3 notes.
Intervals (Smallest)
5th chords
Octaves (with 2 notes)
* Power Chords & Triads (3 notes)
* These are easier to hold and produce the same tonal quality.
Open chords and Fancy 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th chords sometimes have 6 notes requiring you to use techniques, like barring and arching, to play them.
LEARN YOUR
1ST POSITION
OPEN
CHORDS
-ISH
Major
A-C-D-E-F-G
Minor
Am-Dm-Em
DOMINANT
B7
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