Learn Guitar Chords
Like scales, the theory of chords is common across most musical instruments -once you have learnt guitar chords you will be familiar with the concept of chords in general and will be able to converse with other musicians –not just guitarists. In the article ‘How to Play Guitar Chords’ we will put this theory into practice so spend some time now studying the chart below to learn guitar chords before you try to play them.
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You will see from the chart that the basic chord comprises of three notes from the scale of the same key. However, as the chords get more and more fancy the number of notes increase. I should be honest here, although this article is called ‘Learn Guitar Chords’, some of the more exotic chords further down the chart are virtually impossible to play on the guitar. I’ve included them however, because as you study the chart and start to see how chords are constructed you can, if you choose, extend your theoretical knowledge of chords beyond the boundaries of the guitar. This will give you confidence when conversing with other musicians.
In the chart below the ‘R’ represents the route note which is the key of the chord. You would expect this note to always be played when you are playing a chord routed in this note. For example, you would expect the ‘C’ note to be played in the chord ‘C major or C minor’. This is indeed the case with these and other basic chords. However, as the chords become more complex you can sometimes drop the route note and still have a musically complete chord. The harmonics of the other notes combine to imply the sound of the route. In the chart below, notes that can be optionally dropped are in brackets.
So, if we take, for example a major scale, the chart shows Note 1 as being the route note, so if this was C major the route would be C. Note 2 is shown as the third note of the C major scale – which is E. Note 3 is shown as the fifth note of the C major scale which is G. So to play the chord C major you simultaneously play C, E and G. This is the principle behind all the chords in the chart.
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