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BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS

Don’t be afraid of chords—there’s no reason for it. Chords are simply three or more notes that are being played together at

the same time. The most popular chords are major and minor chords. Major chords have an elevated, cheerful character,

while minor chords often connote a sense of melancholy and sadness.
A chord consists of a “root” note and some additional notes that have a specific tonal relationship to the root. This relationship,

or distance between the root and the other notes in the chord, depends on the type of chord (e.g. major, minor or seventh

chords) being played. This is why the finger positions for the C major, C minor and C seventh chords are different.
Remember the last camp fire sing-along with the guy playing the guitar? Chances are, he was just playing a couple of chords,

but only a couple of chords you master are enough to get you started and be able to play a couple of simple songs.

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Страница 2: ...NTAGER AC108 guitar amplifier Top notch electric guitar Adjustable black nylon strap 6 5 foot high quality instrument cable Vibrato arm 3 picks Guitar instruction book Padded gig bag Chord chart poste...

Страница 3: ...picks 5 Downward strum 5 Tuning 6 Introduction 6 Guitar pitch pipe 6 Keyboards 6 Relative tuning 6 Electronic tuner 6 Tuning with BEHRINGER guitar amps 6 Online tuning 6 Chords 7 Brief introduction t...

Страница 4: ...you read in this book and elsewhere GUITAR FRETBOARD DIAGRAM Fretboard diagrams are like road maps for playing the guitar They show you what notes to play and what strings to strum Take note of how th...

Страница 5: ...may also overwhelm your right hand when you are strumming Therefore adjust the strap so that you find yourself in a relaxed playing position allowing both of your hands to comfortably assume their po...

Страница 6: ...tive to one another provided one of them is tuned right What makes it even better if you don t have a reference tone against which to check your pitch simply choose a reference tone The following exam...

Страница 7: ...te and some additional notes that have a specific tonal relationship to the root This relationship or distance between the root and the other notes in the chord depends on the type of chord e g major...

Страница 8: ...n in the key of A minor The tune has a total length of 12 measures divided in three parts of four measures each Start again from the beginning when you ve played it all the way through Each slash mean...

Страница 9: ...ever Use the left hand finger exercises included plus much more info voggenreiter de ISBN 3 8024 0365 7 HAL LEONARD GUITAR METHOD BOOK 2 Will Schmid and Greg Koch The second installment continues in...

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