Friday, May 31, 2013

C7 Guitar Chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is C7, another beginner's guitar chord. This chord is easy to play: start with a regular open C major chord and add you little finger on the 3rd fret of the G string. Here is the C7 chord using a chord, standard notation and tab
C7 Guitar Chord
C7 guitar chord

7th chords are used lots in 12 bar blues progressions, in pop songs the C7 is usually followed by an F major chord.


C7 Guitar Chord

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Today's guitar chord of the day is C7, another beginner's guitar chord. This chord is easy to play: start with a regular open C major chord and add you little finger on the 3rd fret of the G string. Here is the C7 chord using a chord, standard notation and tab
C7 Guitar Chord
C7 guitar chord

7th chords are used lots in 12 bar blues progressions, in pop songs the C7 is usually followed by an F major chord.


C7 Guitar Chord

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

D add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Dadd9. This Guitar Chord is based on a standard D major chord with the added 9th note of the major scale, in this case E.
D add9 guitar chord
D add guitar chord



The Dadd9 chord uses these notes: D, F#, A, E
 D add9 is related to D sus2, so what's the difference? All suspended chords leave out the 3rd note of the scale, in D this is F#. So Dsus2 uses these notes: D, E, A. The sus stands for suspended, the other more common sus chord is a sus4.

The fingering for this inversion involves a small stretch to the 5th fret, with the first finger barring the top 3 strings.
Dadd9 guitar chord
D add9 can be played anywhere that you would normally play a standard D Major Guitar Chord. Check out these other add9 guitar chords or use search function to find the chord you want.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Dadd9. This Guitar Chord is based on a standard D major chord with the added 9th note of the major scale, in this case E.
D add9 guitar chord
D add guitar chord



The Dadd9 chord uses these notes: D, F#, A, E
 D add9 is related to D sus2, so what's the difference? All suspended chords leave out the 3rd note of the scale, in D this is F#. So Dsus2 uses these notes: D, E, A. The sus stands for suspended, the other more common sus chord is a sus4.

The fingering for this inversion involves a small stretch to the 5th fret, with the first finger barring the top 3 strings.
Dadd9 guitar chord
D add9 can be played anywhere that you would normally play a standard D Major Guitar Chord. Check out these other add9 guitar chords or use search function to find the chord you want.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

F Minor Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

Today's guitar chord of the day is F minor. This chord is played with a half-barre where the first finger lays across the top 3 strings.
F minor guitar chord
F minor half-barre guitar chord

Playing F minor with a half-barre (this is where your finger covers half of the strings rather than all) is a good half-way step towards playing full barre chords when you're learning. You can also play this chord with a full barre chord with this finger, here the first finger lays across all six strings of the guitar.
F minor barre chord | beginners guitar chords
Fm guitar chord

F minor uses these F, Ab and C. Check out these other beginner chords or use the search function to find the chord you want.

Today's guitar chord of the day is F minor. This chord is played with a half-barre where the first finger lays across the top 3 strings.
F minor guitar chord
F minor half-barre guitar chord

Playing F minor with a half-barre (this is where your finger covers half of the strings rather than all) is a good half-way step towards playing full barre chords when you're learning. You can also play this chord with a full barre chord with this finger, here the first finger lays across all six strings of the guitar.
F minor barre chord | beginners guitar chords
Fm guitar chord

F minor uses these F, Ab and C. Check out these other beginner chords or use the search function to find the chord you want.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

A add9 Guitar Chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is Aadd9. This chord is a regular A major chord with and added 9th, the 9th in the key of A is B. This inversion is played in open position.

A add9 guitar chord
A add9 guitar chord

Add9 chords use the scale notes: 1, 3, 5, 9
An A add9 chord uses the notes: A, C#, E, B

As add9 guitar chords are the same as major chords with one added note, you can play add9 chords anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord.

A add9 guitar chord
Check out these other add9 guitar chords, or use the search box to find the chord you want.

Today's guitar chord of the day is Aadd9. This chord is a regular A major chord with and added 9th, the 9th in the key of A is B. This inversion is played in open position.

A add9 guitar chord
A add9 guitar chord

Add9 chords use the scale notes: 1, 3, 5, 9
An A add9 chord uses the notes: A, C#, E, B

As add9 guitar chords are the same as major chords with one added note, you can play add9 chords anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord.

A add9 guitar chord
Check out these other add9 guitar chords, or use the search box to find the chord you want.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

G add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G add9. Add9 chords sound great and can be played in the place of any regular major chord. There are plenty of other inversions of this chord but this fingering uses just 3 fingers and is a modified version of a regular open G major chord.
G add9 guitar chord


Use your first finger to fret the low E string and also to mute the A string to prevent it from ringing.

Add9 chords have the same notes as a regular major chord but with an added 9th.

Gadd9 uses these notes: G, B, D and A

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Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G add9. Add9 chords sound great and can be played in the place of any regular major chord. There are plenty of other inversions of this chord but this fingering uses just 3 fingers and is a modified version of a regular open G major chord.
G add9 guitar chord


Use your first finger to fret the low E string and also to mute the A string to prevent it from ringing.

Add9 chords have the same notes as a regular major chord but with an added 9th.

Gadd9 uses these notes: G, B, D and A

Try playing these other add9 guitar chords and check back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

E add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9. This Guitar Chord is a simple variation on a standard E major guitar chord, adding the 9th note of the scale.
Eadd9 guitar chord

In this inversion we take a standard E major open chord voicing and add the 9th on the 2nd fret of the E string using the little finger.

Eadd9 guitar chord
Add9 chords can be played anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord, so try substituting this chord, or adding it as a simple embellishment to a regular E chord while you're playing.

Check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9. This Guitar Chord is a simple variation on a standard E major guitar chord, adding the 9th note of the scale.
Eadd9 guitar chord

In this inversion we take a standard E major open chord voicing and add the 9th on the 2nd fret of the E string using the little finger.

Eadd9 guitar chord
Add9 chords can be played anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord, so try substituting this chord, or adding it as a simple embellishment to a regular E chord while you're playing.

Check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Monday, May 20, 2013

G Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The G guitar chord is a really useful guitar chord for beginners to learn.

G major guitar chord | open chords


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the E String, your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the top E string.

The G guitar chord uses the notes G, B and D. Check out other beginner guitar chords here

The G guitar chord is a really useful guitar chord for beginners to learn.

G major guitar chord | open chords


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the E String, your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the top E string.

The G guitar chord uses the notes G, B and D. Check out other beginner guitar chords here