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Guitar Chord Lessons

caged chords

CAGED

One way we organize our mental map of the guitar is to use movable chord forms. Forms are chords that lends their shape to the other 11 tones (positions).

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The B Chord

We have a lot of options for playing B. We'll first explore the cycle of chord forms for the tone B. In the Bm section, you'll see one tone different from the Major cycle (the flat 3rd), & in the Fragments section, we'll use the E (7th fret) & A (2nd fret) forms based on B to create smaller fragments. Go

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Holographic CAGED Cycles

This is the most advanced thing we've discovered for standard tuning. This is kind of heavy, so you may want to circle back to this after exploring the basic CAGED system. We're calling these cycles holographic because they provide a whole picture and creates a '3-dimensional' view to how standard tuning chord forms work. Go

Blues Guitar Chords

Blues Voicings

Blues guitar chords have a distinct sound. That sound is the Dominant 7 chord (R 3 5 b7). Dominant 7's are Major Triads with a flat 7. For our first round of blues, we will stick with the Major keys. Go

Jazz Chords

Basic Jazz Chords

Basic jazz guitar chords are typically 7th's. In this lesson, we will use the E, A, and D chord forms to build the qualities of Major 7, minor 7, minor 7 flat 5, & fully diminished 7. Go

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