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sevenths

Here’s a way to multiply your chordal vocabulary… OVERNIGHT!

by Jermaine Griggs · 4 comments

in Chords & Progressions

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ve seen several lessons on “inversions.”

For those of you who don’t know, an inversion is simply a different way to play a chord. And here’s a simple rule to remember…

The number of ways to “invert” a chord is equal to the number of notes in the chord!

Anyone else want to learn another easy way to classify chords?

by Jermaine Griggs · 18 comments

in Theory

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.

Seventh Chords

by Jermaine Griggs · 3 comments

in Chords & Progressions,Theory

Now that you know how to build a major chord, we want to introduce you to another type of chord. If you remember, a 3-toned chord is called a “Triad.” A 4-toned chord is called a “Seventh” (what we will learn today)! A seventh (or dominant) chord is built similar to a major triad. In [...]