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By Tony Das Published on: Tue Mar 29, 2022
Two types of triads – major chords and minor chords. Major chords tend to sound happier, while the minor chords have a slightly melancholic tone to them. Experiment with A Major and A Minor. There are seven chords in the key of G Major – G Major, A Minor, B Minor, C Major, D Major, E Minor, and F# Dim.
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In this blog post, we explore chords in guitar, specifically the triads or three-note chords. We will be covering two types of triads – major chords and minor chords. As you would have observed in previous lessons, major chords tend to sound brighter and happier, while the minor chords have a slightly darker or melancholic tone to them.
To illustrate the point, we pick the A Major (A) and A Minor (Am) chords. The fret and finger positions are outlined below:
A Major (all on 2nd fret): Index finger on the 4th string, middle finger on the 3rd string, ring finger on the 2nd string, and open strings (1st and 5th). Whereas A Minor: Index finger on the 1st fret (2nd string), middle finger on the 2nd fret (4th string), ring finger on the 2nd fret (3rd string), and open strings (1st and 5th).
Notice that by varying just one note (by one fret), you get a sound that is significantly different. The other thing that may be on your mind is, why do we call them three-note chords when we’re striking more than three strings? If you observe carefully though, there are only three notes which happen to be repeated in different places.
We’ll now learn the seven chords in the key of G Major.
G Major: Index finger on the 2nd fret (5th string), middle finger on the 3rd fret (6th string), ring finger on the 3rd fret (2nd string), little finger on the 3rd fret (1st string), and open strings (3rd and 4th).
A Minor: Index finger on the 1st fret (4th string), middle finger on the 2nd fret (4rd string), ring finger on the 2nd fret (3rd string), and open strings (1st and 5th).
B Minor: Index finger across the 2nd fret (1st to 5th string), middle finger on the 3rd fret (2nd string), ring finger on the 4th fret (4th string), and little finger on the 4th fret (3rd string).
C Major: Index finger on the 1st fret (2nd string), middle finger on the 2nd fret (4th string), ring finger on the 3rd fret (5th string), and open strings (1st and 3rd).
D Major: Index finger on the 2nd fret (3rd string), middle finger on the 2nd fret (1st string), ring finger on the 3rd fret (2nd string), and open string (4th).
E Minor: Middle finger on the 2nd fret (5th string), ring finger on the 2nd fret (4th string), and remaining open strings.
F# Dim: Index finger on the 9th fret (5th string), middle finger on the 10th fret (4th string), ring finger on the 10th fret (2nd string), and little finger on the 11th fret (3rd string).
These are the seven triad chords in the key of G Major. Pay attention to the finger positions on the fretboard as you practise these chords. The more chords you learn, the more songs you can play along to on the guitar. The only way to improve your accuracy with respect to finger positions as you move between chord shapes is to practise, practise, and practise some more. In the upcoming blog post, we’ll be explaining the major scale – a core or fundamental piece of knowledge in guitar, so continue reading.
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