Tip: THE "5"
In a previous tips we tried tinkering with a chord’s 9. In this guitar tip we are going to take a closer look at a major chord’s 5. See what you learn.
Learn About Guitar Chords
Learning about guitar chords, how they are made, what notes they contain and why you should learn the notes is an important step for beginners. As you move beyond the beginner level you’ll want to improve at changing chords smoothly and start making barre chords without too much fuss. Check out our handy guitar chord dictionary for help with the most common guitar chords.
Tip: Bump it Down
When you learn a scale or a chord, you can increase your fretboard knowledge if you translate that shape to as many different places as possible.
Tip: Do The Bump
In this guitar tip we’re going to learn how to transfer patterns – including chords, scales, whatever – across strings.
Tip: More on the dom7b9
This is a chord you see a lot of before going to a minor key, and that’s one of the reasons it sounds dangerous when we hear it.
Tip: The Dangerous Dom7 b9
What is it about the dominant flat nine that makes a chord sound so dangerous? If you’ve been following this series it shouldn’t be too big a surprise.
Tip: The Dominant 9
We’re looking at ninth chords. We’ve reached the dominant 9 chord and want to find out what scales we can play over D9 and where can to use this chord.
Tip: The Major Nine – Part Two
Second part in a series of short lessons on ninth chords. When exactly do you use the major ninth and related chords?
Tip: Ninth Chords
Here’s a tip is about the major 9, major add 9, and 6/9 chords. We’re going to get into ninth chords over the next several tips.
