Chords for Basic Theory That Every Guitarist Should Know - Taught by Happy Traum
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
Am
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [C] [G]
[F] [G] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[E] [D]
Let's take D again.
Now I'm going to go to the [Em] IV chord, [A] V chord.
Right, there's got an A here for a V chord.
Now I'm going to play [D] your I chord again in this A shape.
Then your IV [G] chord in the D shape, two frets higher.
[A] A, V chord, to a I [D] chord.
So now I have a whole little progression going up the neck.
[G] D.
Now just so you know, when you're playing in a minor key,
which is different from a relative minor, but if you're taking a song that's
in a minor key, usually the I [B] chord is a [A] minor.
[Am] Let's say A minor.
[Em] So in A, the IV chord is a D, so the IV [Dm] chord would be a minor.
And the V chord would [Em] sometimes be a minor also.
[Am] But very often, [F] the V chord is a dominant seventh with a [E] major third.
In other words, an E seventh in the key of A [Am] minor.
So you'd have [Dm] A minor, D minor, [E] E seventh, which brings that.
[A] And [Am] let me just show you in case you don't know the diminished chord shape.
[Bb] This is the main shape.
[E] And these are each a [Bb] minor third apart.
[E] [Gm] You can play it like this.
You can play the diminished chord like this.
[G] [Gm]
[Bb] Those are the [E] two main ways [C] of playing it.
You can also play it like this.
Of course, these are all movable.
[Eb] [N]
[F] [G] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[E] [D]
Let's take D again.
Now I'm going to go to the [Em] IV chord, [A] V chord.
Right, there's got an A here for a V chord.
Now I'm going to play [D] your I chord again in this A shape.
Then your IV [G] chord in the D shape, two frets higher.
[A] A, V chord, to a I [D] chord.
So now I have a whole little progression going up the neck.
[G] D.
Now just so you know, when you're playing in a minor key,
which is different from a relative minor, but if you're taking a song that's
in a minor key, usually the I [B] chord is a [A] minor.
[Am] Let's say A minor.
[Em] So in A, the IV chord is a D, so the IV [Dm] chord would be a minor.
And the V chord would [Em] sometimes be a minor also.
[Am] But very often, [F] the V chord is a dominant seventh with a [E] major third.
In other words, an E seventh in the key of A [Am] minor.
So you'd have [Dm] A minor, D minor, [E] E seventh, which brings that.
[A] And [Am] let me just show you in case you don't know the diminished chord shape.
[Bb] This is the main shape.
[E] And these are each a [Bb] minor third apart.
[E] [Gm] You can play it like this.
You can play the diminished chord like this.
[G] [Gm]
[Bb] Those are the [E] two main ways [C] of playing it.
You can also play it like this.
Of course, these are all movable.
[Eb] [N]
Key:
G
E
Am
C
Em
G
E
Am
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Let's take D again.
_ _ Now I'm going to go to the [Em] IV chord, _ _ [A] V chord. _
_ _ _ Right, there's got an A here for a V chord.
Now I'm going to play [D] your _ _ _ I chord again in this A shape.
_ Then your IV [G] chord in the D shape, two frets higher.
_ _ [A] A, _ _ _ V chord, to a I [D] chord.
_ So now I have a whole little progression going up the neck. _
_ [G] D.
_ Now just so you know, when you're playing in a minor key,
which is different from a relative minor, but if you're taking a song that's
in a minor key, usually the I [B] chord is a [A] minor.
_ [Am] Let's say A minor.
_ _ _ [Em] So in A, the IV chord is a D, so the IV [Dm] chord would be a minor. _ _ _
_ And the V chord would [Em] sometimes be a minor also.
_ _ [Am] But very often, [F] the V chord is a dominant seventh with a [E] major third.
In other words, an E seventh in the key of A [Am] minor.
_ So you'd have _ _ [Dm] A minor, D minor, [E] E seventh, which brings that. _ _
_ _ [A] And _ [Am] let _ _ _ _ _ me just show you in case you don't know the diminished chord shape.
[Bb] This is the main shape. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And these are each a [Bb] minor third apart. _
[E] _ [Gm] You can play it like this.
You can play the diminished chord like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ Those are the [E] two main ways [C] of playing it.
You can also play it like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of course, these are all movable.
[Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Let's take D again.
_ _ Now I'm going to go to the [Em] IV chord, _ _ [A] V chord. _
_ _ _ Right, there's got an A here for a V chord.
Now I'm going to play [D] your _ _ _ I chord again in this A shape.
_ Then your IV [G] chord in the D shape, two frets higher.
_ _ [A] A, _ _ _ V chord, to a I [D] chord.
_ So now I have a whole little progression going up the neck. _
_ [G] D.
_ Now just so you know, when you're playing in a minor key,
which is different from a relative minor, but if you're taking a song that's
in a minor key, usually the I [B] chord is a [A] minor.
_ [Am] Let's say A minor.
_ _ _ [Em] So in A, the IV chord is a D, so the IV [Dm] chord would be a minor. _ _ _
_ And the V chord would [Em] sometimes be a minor also.
_ _ [Am] But very often, [F] the V chord is a dominant seventh with a [E] major third.
In other words, an E seventh in the key of A [Am] minor.
_ So you'd have _ _ [Dm] A minor, D minor, [E] E seventh, which brings that. _ _
_ _ [A] And _ [Am] let _ _ _ _ _ me just show you in case you don't know the diminished chord shape.
[Bb] This is the main shape. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And these are each a [Bb] minor third apart. _
[E] _ [Gm] You can play it like this.
You can play the diminished chord like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ Those are the [E] two main ways [C] of playing it.
You can also play it like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of course, these are all movable.
[Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _