Category: Chords

  • D Shape Barre Chord

    This barre chord can come in handy when you least expect it. It’s a little difficult to play at first…

  • Dm7: open chord diagram

    Minor Seventh (formally “minor/minor seventh”, also m7,-7): root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

  • F minor barre chord (E shape)

    The Em shape barre chord on the 1st fret equals Fm (F minor):

  • Open E Major 7th Chord

    Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root .  This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.

  • Open A Major 7th chord

    Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root .  This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.

  • 6/9 Chords

    The 6/9 chord is a pentad in which a major triad is extended with a sixth and 9th above the root, but no seventh, thus: C6/9 is C,E,G,A,D. It is not a tense chord requiring resolution and is considered a substitute for the tonic in jazz. Its constituent notes are those of the pentatonic scale.

  • Open C Major 7th Chord

    Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root .  This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.

  • The C Major seventh Chord in Open Position

    C Major seventh (formally C major/major seventh, also know as Cmaj7, CM7): Formula: root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh

  • A6 Barred

    A 6th chord is a chord where  a major triad and the additional sixth interval is major (major sixth chord). For example, a major sixth chord built on C (denoted by C6, or CM6) consists of the notes C, E, G, and the added major sixth A . These are the same notes as those…

  • The Five Basic Chord Shapes

    The five basic chord shapes are open C, A, G, E, and D chords. Together they spell the word CAGED which helps us remember them. What To Do This is your very first step! If you do not know how to play these 5 basic chords then you should learn and memorize each chord pattern.…