The SMARTER way to learn guitar chords

In this week's guitar lesson we're checking out the smarter way to learn guitar chords. Whilst chord shapes may look different on the guitar fretboard, they are often the exact same chord! Once you know this, it makes learning all kinds of chords that much faster.

This is the first part of how to learn chords faster on guitar, realizing that the intervals of the 'in front' chords (namely D, A and E major) are the same. The second thing is to learn the spelling of different chord types. You want to know the intervals and how different chords are formed.

The final piece of the jigsaw is then taking one 'master' chord shape and being able to plug in all the different chord forms. With seventh chords, there is a distinct order of flattening intervals to allow you to form each one from a major barre chord form.

For more on chord theory you should check out my ebook THE CHORD BOOK: VOLUME 1 or, for my in-depth guide to fretboard fluency GUITAR BLUEPRINT is the course for you! (links below).

Outro music by Liphe 🙏🏻

PATREON
Gain access to lesson tabs, exclusive printables, and other awesome supporter perks at   / rynaylorguitar  

MY ONLINE SHOP
https://shop.rynaylorguitar.com/

FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA
INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/38hrZmI
FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2SBmqsL
PINTEREST: https://bit.ly/39uCljx

WHO AM I?
Hey! I’m Ry Naylor, a British-born guitar instructor and professional transcriber based in the south of France.

You’ll find loads of song lessons in my archives, but my focus more recently has been to share my passion for the benefits of music theory when learning guitar in a fun, visual, and accessible way. You will find more instructional content on my Instagram and Pinterest pages. If you like what I do please help support my work on Patreon or check out my premium guitar video courses and PDF eBooks in my online shop 🙏🏻

MY WEBSITE
http://rynaylorguitar.com

0:00 They are the same!
0:31 Major Chord Theory
0:45 The voicings are identical
1:31 The ‘in front’ chords
2:21 Making them minor
3:12 Seventh Chord Theory
3:49 Major Seventh Voicings
5:37 Dominant Seventh Voicings
6:40 Minor Seventh Voicings
7:35 Half Diminished Seventh Voicings
8:31 Diminished Seventh Voicings
10:03 The smarter way to learn chords
10:27 Practice Tips
11:33 Patreon Group
11:46 GUITAR BLUEPRINT/Fretboard Mastery
12:14 End Screen

#guitarlessons #guitartheory #guitarchords