Wednesday, May 19, 2010

A Major 9

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A Major 9. This guitar chord has it's root note on the guitar's D string.

A major 9 Guitar Chord
Amaj9 guitar chord

Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords, and can often be played in place of major chords. It can replace I and IV chords in major keys
Major 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Amaj9 guitar chord

A Major 9 uses the notes: A, C#, E, G#, B
Our A Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: C#, A, B, E, G#

As this chord has a C# as it's lowest note, this guitar chord is known as a first inversion chord:
  • Root note lowest - root position
  • 3rd lowest - first inversion
  • 5th lowest - second inversion
Using different inversions when playing guitar chords allows the chords to flow much better from one to another. This is good voice leading - how one note moves to the next.

Don't forget you can look up different guitar inversions and chord types on Guitar Chord Of The Day by using the labels and tags. Learn a new guitar chord every day by subscribing to the RSS feed and tuning in tomorrow for another Guitar Chord Of The Day

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A Major 9. This guitar chord has it's root note on the guitar's D string.
A major 9 Guitar Chord
Amaj9 guitar chord

Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords, and can often be played in place of major chords. It can replace I and IV chords in major keys
Major 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Amaj9 guitar chord

A Major 9 uses the notes: A, C#, E, G#, B
Our A Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: C#, A, B, E, G#

As this chord has a C# as it's lowest note, this guitar chord is known as a first inversion chord:
  • Root note lowest - root position
  • 3rd lowest - first inversion
  • 5th lowest - second inversion
Using different inversions when playing guitar chords allows the chords to flow much better from one to another. This is good voice leading - how one note moves to the next.

Don't forget you can look up different guitar inversions and chord types on Guitar Chord Of The Day by using the labels and tags. Learn a new guitar chord every day by subscribing to the RSS feed and tuning in tomorrow for another Guitar Chord Of The Day

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