Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the scale to the existing root-3rd-5th triad (for example, C-E-G), so if we add a ...

Listen up: scales aren’t just torture devices invented by guitar teachers... When you use a scale, say, C major, you are playing ‘in the key of C’. The word ‘diatonic’ simply means ‘within a key’, so ...

If you’re at a stage in your playing journey where you find yourself fed up of how your chords and rhythm work sound, don’t worry. We all hit this ceiling at some stage in our playing journey. Rhythm ...

The ii-V-I has been referred to as a chord progression, a turnaround, and a cadence depending on the circumstances it is used. It is most known as the jazz progression as it is the backbone of many ...

Why have I never seen a list of the greatest guitar chords of all time? We are speaking of the great “whoooang,” the sweet rib-meat and godhammer of our rock & roll fantasies. Now is not the time to ...

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A chord is a harmonious combination of three or more musical notes played at the same time. The most common usage of chords occur in popular music usually played on a guitar or on a piano. Chord comes ...