Major Chords- shapes'

 SECRETS TO KNOW 45 WAYS TO PLAY 12 CHORDS 

 By changing the shape of a chord and using the appropriate barre we can play one chord in various places. 

Observe in the above chart the E major and the F Major. 

The difference is that the E Major chords are moved one fret ahead and the 1st and 2nd strings are actually barred in the 1st fret.  

Can you observe another chord like that?

Now, Let's move these above chords and add chords to our chords lists.

C major shape moved two frets ahead will give you a different flavor of D Major. 

C major can be moved to 6-8  frets in the same shape and you can have F major in a different flavor.

Move two more steps and you can have a G major. 

1. C,
2. D
3. F,
4. G

YOu can virtually move the D Major shape till the 12th fret and get chords like

1. D, 
2. D sharp, 
3. E, 
4. F, 
5. F sharp, 
6. G,  
7. G sharp,
8.  A, 
9. A sharp,
10.  B, 
11. C, 
12. C sharp

Barred chords is also the product of this moving forward/ahead technique in the shape of E major which gives us

1. E, 
2. F, 
3. F sharp, 
4. G,  
5. G sharp,
6.  A, 
7. A sharp,
8.  B, 
9. C, 
10. C sharp
11. D, 
12. D sharp, 

In G Major, you can get C, and D major chords by moving the G shape to 7th and 8th Fret and 9th and ten fret 

1. G,
2. C,
3. D

A major is another shape full of possibilities too

you get to have 

1.  A, 
2. A sharp,
3.  B, 
4. C, 
5. C sharp
6. D, 
7. D sharp, 
8. E, 
9. F, 
10. F sharp, 
11. G,  
12. G sharp,

Major Chords -1

 Chords are made majorly of three notes.

Major chords are made of 1,  major 3rd, and the perfect fifth. 

For example,

If we look carefully all the major chords are made of these three combinations.

Using the same formula below are the basic Major Chords shapes for Guitars.

MUSICAL NOTES

    

Notes 

       There are seven natural notes and five flat or sharp notes in between these, making altogether twelve notes in music.

1. C
2. C sharp /D flat 
3. D
4. D sharp /E flat 
5. E---
6. F
7. F sharp /G flat 
8. G
9. G sharp /A flat 
10. A
11. A sharp /B flat 
12. B---
13. C

 These five notes are the half steps notes from other notes. They are written in do, re, mi fa, sol, la, ti, do, or in staff notation. 

Staff Notation is used worldwide and Tab of guitar is sometimes in Tablature and also in Staff notation too.

Basic staff notation in the key signature of G is 

Notes on the line- Every Good Boy Does Fine 
Notes on the space- FACE

Tuning Guitar

 There are basically three ways to tune a Guitar:

1. By Ear 

- For this to work, either you will have to know the sixth string in the E note, or get a piano or a tuner to tune that string. 

- After sixth string is tuned, put your index finger in its 5th fret and you will have 5th string's note. 

- Do that till 4th string, but in the 3rd string, put your finger in the 4th fret in stead of 5th fret. After that you will have your 2nd string's note. 

- Use 5th fret for the last string too.

2. Piano 

6th - E

5th- A

4th- D

3rd- G

2nd- B

1st- E (after Middle C)

3. Tuner Apps

Download a Tuner app and tune your Guitar 

The best one would be 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GuitarTunerEasyFull.Chords

 Others are there too

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.netigen.simpleguitartuner

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.megaj.guitartuner

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