The Oriental Scale - Key of D (D-E Flat-F#-G-A flat-b-c) Bars 1-4 We start with clean chords highlighting the Altered chord tonality of the D7b5 as well as the Ab/D.

This C#m11 has the root (C#) at the bottom, so it isn’t a slash chord. However, if we look at the two lowest notes, C# and E, we have the root and b3rd, which set this up as some kind of C# minor.

Diatonic ‘in key’ chords Before you get into non-diatonic chords, it’s worth taking a look at chords that do use notes from a key signature. Whatever the starting note, chords in a major scale follow ...

In the Alice In Chains track Rooster, guitarist Jerry Cantrell starts with some four-string variations of F# and A barre chords all played on the D, G, B and E strings. He alternates between barring ...

Jimmy Page often employed dissonant chords with Led Zep and you can, too. You don't even need to know the name of the chord ...

A slash chord such as A/B features a triad over a non-root bass note. In this case, an A major with a B in the bass (check out Examples 1 and 2 below). A polychord contains two complete triads ...