Chords – Minor Sixth and Major Sixth Progression

At the bottom of this post, is a nice jazzy chord progression that would be perfect for someone preparing for a Grade 5 RGT Exam. It uses major and minor sixth chord, syncopated rhythms and musical directions. The minor sixth chord is similar to the major sixth chord we analysed in yesterday’s post on intermediate level chords. Theoretically [...]

Intermediate Chords (part two)

Following on from my previous post for improving guitarists wishing to expand their chord vocabulary, I now present Intermediate Chords (part two). The chords presented here are all add9 and major 6th chords, both chord types are built upon a standard major triad. A Major Triad 1,  3,    5 A, C#, E A add9 1, [...]

Intermediate Guitar Chords (part one)

Today’s post is for players who are looking to expand their chord vocabulary to include suspended second (sus 2) chords and suspended forth chords (sus 4). I have called it Intermediate Chords (part one) but these chords are just as easy for beginners to learn on electric guitar or acoustic guitar. Here is a visualisation of what [...]