Most people just classify chords by name and chord quality (major vs minor, augmented vs diminished). But today, I want to show you another world. Here’s how to think of chords by the number of notes they contain. This will be short and to the point.
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Anyone else want to learn another easy way to classify chords?
Easy to Ways to Remember Large Chords
As you know, there is a formula for everything! Nothing is random — even when playing by ear… From the most basic triad (or three-fingered chord) to the largest thirteenth chord, there are easy, systematic ways to remember ALL chords, regardless of size. Let’s start basic and then I’ll show you how to [...]
A Nice-Sounding Major Ninth Chord
“The Ab Major Ninth Chord” While I have titled this tip “The Abmaj9 Chord,” it can literally be played in all 12 keys. Instead of playing the regular Ab major triad all the time, why not add a ninth tone to it? Here’s how to do it: The Ab triad is as follow: Bass = [...]
