C7, for instance, means a C major chord with a b7th (Bb). C9 (see Example 3) contains the b7th plus the 9th (D), so there’s ...

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Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the scale to the existing root-3rd-5th triad (for example, C-E-G), so if we add a ...

For slash chord notation, remember that the first letter is the triad and the second letter is the bass note. Therefore the A/B chord would be an A major triad (A C# E) with a B bass note. The other ...

Guitar lessons: The CAGED system is a well known approach that makes it very easy to access any chord across the whole neck. Today, we’re applying it to major and minor chords. If you already know the ...

The usual chords in that key would be G, Am, Bm, C, D, D7, and Em and their variations. The most common “next-door-neighbor” chords in G would be F and A7 (frequent guests in the house of G).

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