How To Write Songs - 10 of the MOST BEAUTIFUL CHORDS on Guitar!

If guitar is your instrument of choice, here are 10 BEAUTIFUL CHORDS to that are guaranteed to bring your guitar playing and songwriting to life!

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In this video, we not only look at some beautiful chords but more importantly, I’ll show you some exciting and creative ways to use them in your compositions. We also look at the popular ‘CAGED’ system and talk about how it allows us to easily identify the positions of each chord. Finally, I’ll demonstrate these chords in action, playing through some common chord progressions and illustrating several variations to experiment with.

SECTIONS
00:00 - Intro + CAGED
01:23 - #1 - Major 13
02:56 - #2 - Major 7 w add9
05:58 - #3 - Major 7#11
08:02 - #4 - Minor 9
10:22 - #5 - Dom 11 to b9
11:44 - #6 - Dom 7#9 to b9
13:27 - #7 - Maj Triad off 3rd
16:11 - #8 - E Major add9
17:11 - #9 - E Minor add9
19:04 - #10 - Dom 9 w Extras
20:52 - Wrap-Up

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