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Introduction Chords

5 7 Open Position Chords – Major and Minor Triads Open Position Chords – 4 Note Chords Barre – Chords Sus4 – Chords Sus2 – Chords Sus4 & Sus2 Chords Combinations Add 9 – Chords Add 11 – Chords Min 7 – Chords Maj 7 – Chords MinMaj 7 – Chords Add 6 – Chords m 6 – Chords m 69 – Chords Maj 7 & Add 6 Extended Chords Dom 7 – Chords Dom 7 Extended Chords Altered Dom 7 Chords Diminished & Augmented Triad Half Diminished Chord Diminished 7th Chord Powerchords Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string Triads on 3rd, 4th and 5th string Expanded Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string: Sus4 & Sus2 Expanded Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string: Sus4 & Sus2 Expanded Triads on 3rd, 4th and 5th string: Sus4 & Sus2 Expanded Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string: Dom 7 Expanded Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string: Dom 7 Expanded Triads on 3rd, 4th and 5th string: Dom 7 Expanded Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string: Maj 7 Expanded Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string: Maj 7 Expanded Triads on 3rd, 4th and 5th string: Maj 7 Expanded Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string: Min 7 Expanded Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string: Min 7 Expanded Triads on 3rd, 4th and 5th string: Min 7 Powerchord Based Triads

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Chord Systems & Tricks Open Position Chords Moved Up The Neck Bar Chords without A Bar Bar Chords without A Bar (Low E) Chords from Progressions with Pedal Notes Inversions of Triads and 4 – Note Chords Chords with Chimey Close Chord Voicings Complex Slash Chord Chords from Quartal Harmony

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Chord Harmony Introduction Chord Extensions Chord Formulas Formulas for Chord Families Chord Progressions Major Chord replaced by it’s dominant chord Adding chords from the minor key with the same root Alternative Chords in a minor key Replacing the Vm with a V major chord in a Minor key Changing keys (modulation) Modulation to the relative minor or major How to Modulate The V- I Modulation Modulating one whole note up Modulating to the Tonic Minor Other Modulations

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Introduction This chord reference library includes all open position chords, bar chords, all the important extensions a chord can have and a number of chord tricks and systems to classify chords. It is the companion to the TrueFire Interactive Video Course with the same name. Among these chord tricks and systems are - moving an open position chord up the neck to create new sounds - using bar chords without a bar - build chords that have so called close voicings, which is the use of two notes in a chord that are ½ step or 1 step apart - the use of pedal notes in a chord progression - counterpoint, contrary motion and melodic movement within a chord - an extensive look at inversions, triads, powerchord triads and ways to expand them - and finally chords that are built with quartal harmony. You can go through this library much like you can with all the other TrueFire courses; start at the beginning, go through all the examples, the breakdown of the harmony, all the chord tricks that are described, the ways they are categorized and at a breakneck speed enlarge your chord knowledge. But because this subject is so vast and important, you can also use it as an encyclopedia. You can come back to the videos and powertabs whenever you’re stuck with playing the same old chords or when you need to find out how to create or extend certain chords. You can print this reference manual which will give you a systematic rundown of almost all the chords you’ll ever need, several ways they can be categorized and a set of harmonic and melodic tricks you can use to extend chords and chord progressions. It also includes a 30 page rundown of chord harmony theory you’ll need to place the chords into context. With every type of chord and approach to playing chords, standard chord progressions and chord tricks we’ve included a list of hit songs to help you get a solid grip on chord colors and the ways they are used by the writers of hit records. I encourage you to check out these songs and listen for the effect these chords and chord tricks have. It’s easier to remember what they sound like if you have heard a clear and practical example. You’ll be able to label chords by players or situations or even certain songs, like: the Jimi Hendrix chord, Andy Summers chord, the Wonderwall trick or the James Bond theme.

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Aside from references to these hit songs, I’ve included about 35 original compositions to illustrate how chords can be colored, how certain effects can be achieved, which chords will work in which situations and how to embellish a chord progression.

This reference manual does not include all the chords you can possibly play on guitar and it doesn’t intend to. That whole approach is senseless, because there are probably a few million and no one is going to be able to remember them all and least of all, know how to use all of them. This reference manual does include 98 percent of all chords you’ll ever need playing pop, rock, blues, folk, r & b, soul, funk and other modern western music. I’ve stopped short of going into jazz and fusion but this manual will have given you several systems to build those chords yourself or analyze them with the extensive harmony section included. I have only included ‘playable’ chords, meaning chords for which you don’t have to break your fingers or extend them over too many frets. This library is for guitar players, not for guitar wizards. This is a load of material, so take your time going through it. I hope you enjoy this systematic approach and am convinced it will help you extend your chord knowledge. It will make you recognize chords and chord progressions quicker and help you find certain chord effects when you’re composing songs. This manual will give you all the tools you need to analyze tabs and chord progressions you find on the internet and play the ‘correct’ guitar arrangement.

Matthieu Brandt for TrueFire Haarlem (The Original), The Netherlands June 2008

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us4 & Sus2 Chord Combination Definition

Chord Formula Styles of Music Examples Song

: Combination of sus4 and sus2 chords. Both suspended chords are often combined to create melodies within a chord. The major or minor third of the chord is also added in the melody. : Suspended 2nd = 1-2-5, Major Triad = 1-3-5 or Minor Triad =1-b3-5 and suspended 4th = 1-4-5 : Folk, Country, Pop, Rock, etc. : Summer of ’69 (Brian Adams), Brass in Pocket (Pretenders), Annie’s (John Denver), Happy Christmas (John Lennon), The Winner Takes It

All (Abba), Vincent (Don McLean), The First Cut Is The Deepest (Cat Stevens). When to use

: To create melodies on top of a major or minor triad

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Add 9 Chords Definition

: A Major or Minor Triads that has an added 9th. A Minor Seventh Chord with an added 9th is called a Minor Ninth Chord. This is the same note as the suspended 2nd (2x ½ note or 2 frets above

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root), usually played 7 whole notes or 14 frets above the root. : Add9 = 1-3-5-9, madd9 = 1-b3-5-9 and m9 = 1-b3-5-b7-9. : Folk, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer Songwriter, Rock Ballads, Latin, Jazz, Lover You Should’ve Come Over (Jeff Buckley), Dust in the Wind (Kansas), I Got A Name Jim Croce), madd9 Fade To Black (Metallica), Every Breath You Take (Police), m9 Language (Suzanne Vega) : Gives the minor or major chord a more mellow flavor. : add9

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Add 11 Chords Definition

: A Major or Minor Triads that has an added 11th. This is the same note as the suspended 4th (5x ½ note or 5 frets above

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root), usually played 8 1/2 whole notes or 17 frets above the root. : Add11 = 1-3-5-11, madd11 = 1-b3-5-11 and m11 = 1-b3-5-b7-11. : Folk, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer Songwriter, Rock Ballads, Latin, Jazz, : add11 Miss You (Rolling Stones) m11 Here, There and Everywhere (The Beatles) m7add11 About A Girl (Nirvana), Back To You (John Mayer) : Gives the minor or major chord a more mellow flavor, with a suspended

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m 69 – Chords Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music Examples

: A Minor Triad that has an added major 6th AND an added 9th. : 1-b3-5-6-9 : Jazz, Pop, Singer Songwriter, Latin, etc. : Forty Thousand Headmen (Traffic), 3x5 (John Mayer), Theme From the Pink Panther

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Maj 7 and Add 6 Extended Chords Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music

: A Major Triad that has an added major 6th and/or an added major 7th and/or one other extension : 1-3-5-6-7, 1-3-5-7-13, 1-3-5-7-9, 1-3-5-6-9 : Jazz, Latin, Fusion, etc.

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Powerchords Definition

: A stack of a root with a perfect fifth. Often one of these notes is doubled (or both). Although technically a powerchord is an interval, because it

only has two different notes, these intervals are mostly referred to as powerchords. Chord Formula Styles of Music Examples

When to use both.

: 1-5 : Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, etc. : 11 AM (Incubus), Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple), My Generation (The Who), Knocking on Heavens Door (Guns & Roses Cover), The Unforgiven (Metallica), Rumble (Link Wray), You Really Got Me (The Kinks). : Chord has no major or minor third and can be used as a replacement for Because it has a limited ‘color’ it’s often used in rough edged songs. Too thicken up the chord, the fifth of the chord is sometimes doubled in the bass.

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Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string

Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music When to use instruments.

: Major and Minor Triads on 3 adjacent strings : 1-3-5 (major) and 1-b3-5 (Minor). : Funk, Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As a second guitar part or part in a band setting with other chord Locate the root on one string and shape the chord around it.

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Triads on 2nd, 3rd and 4th string

Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music When to use instruments.

: Major and Minor Triads on 3 adjacent strings : 1-3-5 (major) and 1-b3-5 (Minor). : Funk, Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As a second guitar part or part in a band setting with other chord Locate the root on one string and shape the chord around it.

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Triads on 3rd , 4th and 5th string

Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music When to use instruments.

: Major and Minor Triads on 3 adjacent strings : 1-3-5 (major) and 1-b3-5 (Minor). : Funk, Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As a second guitar part or part in a band setting with other chord Locate the root on one string and shape the chord around it.

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Expanded Triads on 1st, 2nd and 3rd string: Sus4 and Sus2 Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music When to use instruments.

: Sus4 and Sus2 Triads on 3 adjacent strings : 1-4-5 (sus4) and 1-2-5 (sus2). : Funk, Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As a second guitar part or part in a band setting with other chord Locate the root on one string and shape the chord around it. These can be seen as harmonic variations of the major or minor triads.

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Powerchord Based Triads Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music When to use

: Triads derived from Powerchords on 3 adjacent strings : several. : Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, etc. : As harmonic variations in a Powerchord groove.

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Open Position Chords Moved Up The Neck Definition Chord Formula Styles of Music Examples Blues

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: Open position chord shapes that are moved up the neck and in which open strings are kept ringing. : several. : Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : Saturday Night (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance), Sweet Bitter (Cephas and Wiggins), Homeward Bound and Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel), Calling You – Theme from Bagdad Café (Jevetta Steel) : As harmonic variations on open position chords. The open strings that keep ringing often give the chord some extra color. These chords can used to replace ‘regular’ open position chords or

provide colorful substitutions for barre chords. In some cases these chords are used on top of a pedal bass, to create harmonic motion within a certain key. Because of their well known shape these chords are easy to play.

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Bar Chords Without A Bar Definition string.

: Chords that are derived from barre chord with the tonic on the 6th or 5th The barre played with the index finger is removed and only the root of the

chord is played with the index finger. The rest of the fingers remain on the fretboard and the open strings are kept Chord Formula Examples Trouble Styles of Music When to use

ringing. : several. : Daughters (John Mayer), Sacrifice (Anouk), Sail Away (David Gray), (Oasis), This Side (Nickel Creek), Joy (Janis Ian). : Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As harmonic variations on open position chords or barre chords The open strings that keep ringing often give the chord some extra color. These chords can used to replace ‘regular’ open position chords or barre chords. The top open strings (E and B) create a pedal that can be heard throughout a progression that uses several of these types of chords.

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Bar Chords Without A Bar (Open Low E) Definition string.

Chord Formula Examples Styles of Music When to use

: Chords that are derived from barre chord with the tonic on the 6th or 5th The barre played with the index finger is removed and the low E string rings open, together with the high E and B strings. The rest of the fingers remain on the fretboard. : several : Melissa (Allman Brothers Band) : Rock, Pop, Singer Songwriter, etc. : As harmonic variations on open position chords or barre chords The open strings that keep ringing often give the chord some extra color. These chords can used to replace ‘regular’ open position chords or

barre chords or provide. The top open strings (E and B) create a pedal that can be heard throughout a progression that uses several of these types of chords.

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Chords with Chimey Close Voicings Definition possible,

: Chords that have all the chord notes stacked as close together as often within the same octave. The voicings referred to here can contain

two notes that have an interval of ½ note or 1 whole note between them. The tension between these adjacent notes within the chord voicing produce Chord Formula Examples

Styles of Music When to use floating

a chimey effect or tension. Often one of these notes is an open string. : several : Every Breath You Take & Message In A Bottle (The Police), Night Vision (Suzanne Vega), Fade To Black (Metallica), Masterplan (Oasis), Old Man (Neil Young), Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel version), Stealing Hubcaps (Larry John McNally) : Rock, Pop, Country, Folk, Heavy Metal, Singer Songwriter, etc. : To create a chord that has some tension and/or mesmerizing color / feel.

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