GUITAR 20 - ADVANCED CHORDS SKILL #1 - REVIEW OF: -BASIC OPEN CHORDS (MAJOR, MINOR, 7) -E FORM AND A FORM BARRE CHORDS (major, minor, 7) -POWER CHORDS (rooted on the 5th and 6th strings) SKILL #2 - OPEN CHORDS (first 4 frets) -(Minor7, Major7, Major2, Suspended chords) - JAZZ CHORDS (move keys like barre chords) -(Major, Major7, 7 m7, 6, m6) SKILL #3 - HOW CHORDS ARE BUILT - Theory of how to build a chord (Pg 102, Legacy)
5 Basic Jazz Chords 1. “Major 7” -Basic jazz chord -2 forms -root on string 6 or 5 -Chord defined (like barre chords) by root note fret - represented by triangle shape
2. “Minor 7” -6th or 5th string root notes -muting needed as open notes are rarely possible -notice that 2nd form is simply the A form barre chord
3. “Dominant 7” (usually known just as “7”) -Note that 1st form is simply E form barre chord
4.Known by 2 names: - “Minor seventh flat five” - or ”Half diminished” -represented by circle with diagonal line thru it
5. “Diminished 7” -often represented as circle