The Chord Theory ebook
The Chord Theory ebook summarize what you need to know about chords and chord progressions from a theoretical perspective. The text is supported by tables and diagrams.
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1. Introduction
2. General music theory
Notes, tones and pitches
Sharps (#) and flats (b)
Intervals
The relationship between intervals, chords and scales
3. What is a guitar chord?
4. Chord categories explained
Major and minor
Diminished and augmented
Seventh chords
Major 7th
Minor 7th
Dominant 7th
Extended chords
Major 9th
Minor 9th
Dominant 9th
Major 6th
Minor 6th
Major 13th
Minor 13th
Dominant 13th
Altered chords
Chord categories overview
Content part 2:
Abbreviations in chord names
Symbols in chord names
Diatonic chords
Enharmonic chords
5. How chords are played
Doubling
Omitted notes
Inverted chords
Block chords and broken chords
Open position
Barre chords
6. How chord progressions are made
Key and chord chart
Chord function
Where to go from a chord?
Beyond the diatonic chord matches
Dominant 7th replacing minor
Minor replacing major
Major replacing minor
Borrowed chords from relative scale
Key changes (modulation)
Major to minor shift
Pivot chord
A theoretical course
In the long run, you will get a lot of benefits from knowing about the theory. How chords are constructed, how they can be separated into chord categories, or chord families, and – most important – why some chords sound great together while other doesn’t.
This ebook can beneficial to anyone striving for genuinely understanding music. And not at least for anyone that is interested in song writing that will get pointers to better grasp songwriting from a harmony perspective.
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