Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the scale to the existing root-3rd-5th triad (for example, C-E-G), so ...

And, like most music theory, you’ll get the hang of how minor chords work if you’ve learned the major scale first. Check out our guides to chords and scales for more on the major scale. This is ...

Example 3. C9 When we extend a chord beyond the 7th, we start adding the names/numbers from a second octave of the major scale. The 9th (D) is nine notes above the original root when we play a two ...

There are three different notes in a major chord but the guitar allows you to repeat certain notes in different registers. The C shape used here repeats the C and E notes. 2. Building a minor chord on ...

The Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete by Lou Manzi is a compilation of the previously released Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, Intermediate Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, and Mastering ...