Chords for Robben Ford Guitar Lesson - #9 Major Triad Inversions - Chord Revolution: Foundations
Tempo:
123.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
Abm
Am
G
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talk now about chord inversions.
Inversions, right?
Basically what we're doing is inverting
the notes of a fundamental triad.
If this is our G triad, that's where we've kind of been working.
[E] These are all triads, right?
[Am] [G] Well, we're going to move [E] now to the key of E, and we're going to
invert the three notes of a basic E triad.
Triad is tonic, or root, third, and fifth.
That's your
basic triad.
First step of the major [Ebm] scale, [Abm] third step of the major [A] scale, [B] fifth step of the major
[E] scale.
I'm going to play this voicing here for E.
This is root, fifth, and third.
Some of you might
find this a little bit awkward because I am indeed damping the D string, and I'm not playing the two
above.
Now what we're going to do is invert those three notes.
I'm going to put the [Abm] third in the
root, [E] the tonic here, the fifth above.
Now we're going [Abm] to put the fifth in the root, [E]
third, and the
above.
Now all three of these are E major triads, right?
The notes are not changing.
They're simply
being inverted, moved around and displaced.
They're a little further apart in certain cases
than they were with your basic triad.
Still, they're E chords.
This allows you to do things
than what else is happening around you.
Again, when someone's playing down here,
you don't want to play down there.
You want to play up here, right?
You want to get away from
that, otherwise it gets too dark and muddy, and you want to move up.
This is the function of chord
voicings, of different chord voicings.
You have a different voicing because it's appropriate for a
certain situation.
You want to hear the fifth in the root.
You want to hear the third in the root.
These things are important, create a sound, give you a whole other dimension to the palette of the
music that you're playing.
So I'd really like to ask you to learn how to play these things.
Those
are your basic chord voicings, starting down here, low open E string, moving [Bb] up to a third,
fifth in the root, and then I played the octave above that.
These will expand and can be played
all over the guitar in many different ways.
Just understand the concept that you're not
playing a different chord, you're still playing E.
You're just playing it with a different root
note chosen from your basic triad, displacing the notes.
Again, you want to learn how to do
this
Inversions, right?
Basically what we're doing is inverting
the notes of a fundamental triad.
If this is our G triad, that's where we've kind of been working.
[E] These are all triads, right?
[Am] [G] Well, we're going to move [E] now to the key of E, and we're going to
invert the three notes of a basic E triad.
Triad is tonic, or root, third, and fifth.
That's your
basic triad.
First step of the major [Ebm] scale, [Abm] third step of the major [A] scale, [B] fifth step of the major
[E] scale.
I'm going to play this voicing here for E.
This is root, fifth, and third.
Some of you might
find this a little bit awkward because I am indeed damping the D string, and I'm not playing the two
above.
Now what we're going to do is invert those three notes.
I'm going to put the [Abm] third in the
root, [E] the tonic here, the fifth above.
Now we're going [Abm] to put the fifth in the root, [E]
third, and the
above.
Now all three of these are E major triads, right?
The notes are not changing.
They're simply
being inverted, moved around and displaced.
They're a little further apart in certain cases
than they were with your basic triad.
Still, they're E chords.
This allows you to do things
than what else is happening around you.
Again, when someone's playing down here,
you don't want to play down there.
You want to play up here, right?
You want to get away from
that, otherwise it gets too dark and muddy, and you want to move up.
This is the function of chord
voicings, of different chord voicings.
You have a different voicing because it's appropriate for a
certain situation.
You want to hear the fifth in the root.
You want to hear the third in the root.
These things are important, create a sound, give you a whole other dimension to the palette of the
music that you're playing.
So I'd really like to ask you to learn how to play these things.
Those
are your basic chord voicings, starting down here, low open E string, moving [Bb] up to a third,
fifth in the root, and then I played the octave above that.
These will expand and can be played
all over the guitar in many different ways.
Just understand the concept that you're not
playing a different chord, you're still playing E.
You're just playing it with a different root
note chosen from your basic triad, displacing the notes.
Again, you want to learn how to do
this
Key:
E
Abm
Am
G
Ebm
E
Abm
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Talk now about chord inversions.
_ _ Inversions, right?
Basically what we're doing is inverting
the notes of a fundamental triad.
If this is our G triad, _ _ _ that's where we've kind of been working. _
[E] These are all triads, right?
[Am] _ [G] _ Well, we're going to move [E] now to the key of E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and we're going to
invert the three notes of a basic E triad. _ _ _
Triad is tonic, or root, third, and fifth.
That's your
basic triad.
First step of the major [Ebm] scale, [Abm] third step of the major [A] scale, [B] fifth step of the major
[E] scale.
_ _ I'm going to play this voicing here _ for _ E.
_ This is root, fifth, _ and third. _ _
_ Some of you might
find this a little bit awkward because I am indeed _ damping the D string, _ _ and I'm not playing the two
above.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now what we're going to do is invert those three notes.
I'm going to put the [Abm] third in the
root, [E] _ _ the tonic here, _ _ the fifth above. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now we're going [Abm] to put the fifth in the root, _ [E] _ _ _
third, and the
above. _ _ _ _
_ Now all three of these are E major triads, right?
The notes are not changing.
_ They're simply _
being inverted, moved around and displaced.
They're a little further apart in certain cases
than they were with your basic triad.
_ _ Still, they're E chords. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This allows you to do things
than what else is happening around you.
Again, when someone's playing _ down here,
_ you don't want to play down there.
You want to play up here, _ _ _ right?
You want to get away from
that, otherwise it gets too dark and muddy, and you want to move up.
This is _ the function _ _ _ _ of chord
voicings, _ _ _ _ _ of different chord voicings.
You have a different voicing because _ it's appropriate for a
certain situation.
You want to hear the fifth in the root.
You want to hear the third in the root.
These things are important, create a sound, give you a whole other dimension _ to the palette of the
music that you're playing. _
_ So I'd really like to ask you to learn how to play these things. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Those
are your basic chord voicings, _ starting down here, low open E string, moving [Bb] up to a third,
fifth in the root, and then I played the octave above that. _ _ _
These will expand and can be played
all over the guitar in many different ways.
Just understand the concept that you're not
playing a different chord, you're still playing E.
You're just playing it with a different root
note chosen from your basic triad, displacing the notes.
_ Again, you want to learn how to do
this
_ _ Talk now about chord inversions.
_ _ Inversions, right?
Basically what we're doing is inverting
the notes of a fundamental triad.
If this is our G triad, _ _ _ that's where we've kind of been working. _
[E] These are all triads, right?
[Am] _ [G] _ Well, we're going to move [E] now to the key of E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and we're going to
invert the three notes of a basic E triad. _ _ _
Triad is tonic, or root, third, and fifth.
That's your
basic triad.
First step of the major [Ebm] scale, [Abm] third step of the major [A] scale, [B] fifth step of the major
[E] scale.
_ _ I'm going to play this voicing here _ for _ E.
_ This is root, fifth, _ and third. _ _
_ Some of you might
find this a little bit awkward because I am indeed _ damping the D string, _ _ and I'm not playing the two
above.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now what we're going to do is invert those three notes.
I'm going to put the [Abm] third in the
root, [E] _ _ the tonic here, _ _ the fifth above. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now we're going [Abm] to put the fifth in the root, _ [E] _ _ _
third, and the
above. _ _ _ _
_ Now all three of these are E major triads, right?
The notes are not changing.
_ They're simply _
being inverted, moved around and displaced.
They're a little further apart in certain cases
than they were with your basic triad.
_ _ Still, they're E chords. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This allows you to do things
than what else is happening around you.
Again, when someone's playing _ down here,
_ you don't want to play down there.
You want to play up here, _ _ _ right?
You want to get away from
that, otherwise it gets too dark and muddy, and you want to move up.
This is _ the function _ _ _ _ of chord
voicings, _ _ _ _ _ of different chord voicings.
You have a different voicing because _ it's appropriate for a
certain situation.
You want to hear the fifth in the root.
You want to hear the third in the root.
These things are important, create a sound, give you a whole other dimension _ to the palette of the
music that you're playing. _
_ So I'd really like to ask you to learn how to play these things. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Those
are your basic chord voicings, _ starting down here, low open E string, moving [Bb] up to a third,
fifth in the root, and then I played the octave above that. _ _ _
These will expand and can be played
all over the guitar in many different ways.
Just understand the concept that you're not
playing a different chord, you're still playing E.
You're just playing it with a different root
note chosen from your basic triad, displacing the notes.
_ Again, you want to learn how to do
this