Find 1-6-4-5 and 1-6-2-5 Chords Anywhere on the Neck In Episode 5 we played the 1-4-5 progression around the circle of 4ths. Episode 7 of Play ANY Guitar Chord adds one more chord, the 6, to make the classic 1-6-4-5 progression. It was used in a lot of 1950s songs, and while researching this episode […]
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Add9, Major 9, Dominant 9 and Minor 9 Chords Episode 4 of Play ANY Guitar Chord adds some spice with 9th chords. The goal is to build any chord by seeing the intervals on the fretboard, instead of memorizing a thousand shapes from a chord chart. I write everything out on the staff starting from […]
Dominant 7th, Major 7th and Minor 7th Chords Explained Episode 3 of Play ANY Guitar Chord is all about 7th chords. What is a dominant 7th, and how is it different from a major 7th? I review triads from the first two episodes, add one more kind of triad, then stack a 7th on top […]
Turn CAGED Major Shapes Into Minor Chords Episode 2 of Play ANY Guitar Chord builds on the major chord shapes from Episode 1. First I explain the difference between a major and a minor triad, then I change each CAGED shape into a minor chord and move those shapes up the neck. What I cover: […]
Use Five Open Shapes to Find Major Chords Anywhere This is Episode 1 of my Play ANY Guitar Chord podcast. Instead of memorizing hundreds of chord shapes, I use the CAGED system: five chord shapes you probably already know (C, A, G, E and D) to find major chords anywhere on the fretboard. The series […]
When you say “guitar chords and strumming” it might create the image of someone bashing away on guitar to accompany a song. But that doesn’t mean that these skills are just for beginners. Or, that it doesn’t take skill to play them well. Many beginners start with strumming chords, but that process will be harder […]
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Below are the FREE PDF downloads of Country Roads Chords. This famous song, known worldwide, was written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert & John Denver. You can find out interesting facts about the song here on Wikipedia. Download the chord and lyric sheet as well as the tabbed Ukulele Chord Sheet below. Also watch a […]
Play through the Ultimate Guitar Bar Chord Exercise song on this page to develop: Ability to recognize and change chords quickly Skill and control to change chords efficiently Muscles in the hand and arm that you need to play good sounding chords Get the Chord Charts & TAB The Chord Chart and TAB will be […]
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Gospel Guitar Chords
What does, “Gospel Guitar Chords” mean? Before answering that, let’s try and find out about the term Gospel music. According to this Wikipedia article, Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The same article goes on to say that, the most famous variant is “black gospel.” Black gospel music often has very rich harmonies. […]