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Guitar Chord Theory - Basic Chord Construction

Have you ever looked at guitar chord charts, and wondered how those chords were constructed? Or were looking for a chart for a particular named chord, but couldn’t find one?

In this series of posts, I’m going to look at some aspects of guitar chord theory, namely how guitar chords are constructed using the notes of various scales. This will hopefully give you an insight into where guitar chords come from, and some idea of how to create chord shapes on the guitar fretboard.

In this post, I’ll talk about how basic chord construction works for guitar chords. Later posts will cover how more complex guitar chords are created, using the same principles. Read the rest of this entry »

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