Understanding Guitar Chord Harmonies, Embellishments & Substitutions PArt 1
Welcome to the fascinating world of guitar chords! While this report is not meant to replace any of the fine harmony/theory books available that elaborate in greater detail, I think you will find it contains information that you can quickly and easily use to enhance and expand your own guitar playing - regardless of what style of music you play. So let's get right into it!
A two octave C major scale would contain the following notes going from low to high:
C1 - D2 - E3 - F4 - G5 - A6 - B7 - C8 - D9 - E10 - F11 - G12 - A13 - B14 - C15. Notice that there is a number following each of the notes. These are the scale degrees that will be used to explain the spelling of the various chords.
A C major chord would consis t of the 1st, 3rd and 5th degrees of the major scale or C, E and G. Instead of just playing a C major chord you could embellish the song by using any of the following chords which will sound richer and fuller:
*C major6th - which contains the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th degrees or C, E, G and A
*C major7th - which contains the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees or C, E, G and B
*C major6/9 - which contains the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 9th degrees or C, E, G, A and D
*C major9th - which contains the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th degrees or C, E, G, B and D
*C major13th - which contains the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 13th degrees or C, E, G, B, D and A
Hopefully, this report has helped clarify some of the confusion and mystery surrounding major chords and harmony in general. I hope you'll stArt having some real fun experimenting with all the new possibilities that you've just learned in this report!
Never B#, Never Bb, Just B Natural,
Steven Herron
Peabody Conservatory trained guitarist Steven Herron is the owner of Chord Melody Guitar Music which specializes in fingerstyle and pickstyle guitar sheet music, tab books with CDs, instruction videos and DVDs for all styles of guitar - including jazz, classical, flamenco, rock, blues, country and acoustic. He also teaches a Free monthly internet guitar lesson complete with audio sound clips that you can easily sign up for at the Chord Melody Guitar Music website - http://www.chordmelody.com
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