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Monday, 18 January 2016

Chords 101 - Week 1

Initial Struggles:
Navigating fretboard by root notes on the first and second string sets (memorization).
Understanding practical uses of Circle of Fourths


Major Triad; 1-3-5
1     2     3    4     5     6     7
C     D    E    F     G    A     B

Minor Triad: 1-3b-5
C-Eb-G

Sus4 Triad:  1-4-5
C-F-G

Circle of Fourths:
C-F-Bb-Eb-Ab-Gb-B-E-A-D-G

Circle of Fifths (backwards from above)
C-G-D-A-E-B-Gb-Ab-Eb-Bb-F

Major Triads:
C-E-G
F-A-C
Bb-D-F
Eb-G-Bb
Ab-C-Eb
Db-F-Ab
Gb-Bb-Db
B-D#-F#
E-G#-B
A-C#-E
D-F#-A
G-B-D

Comments: Constructing the Sus4 or the Minor Triad is just a manipulation of the 3rd interval either up or down a half step.