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Guitar Lessons Pro
Guitar Chord DictionaryVersion 1.0
Domenick Ginex
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Copyright 2002 Domenick Ginex
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means
graphic, electronic, or mechanical without permission in writing from the author.
Published by:
Domenick Ginex
PO Box 13755Tampa, FL 33681-3755
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Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Major Chord ................................................................................................................................................... 5
6th Chord......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Add 9 Chord................................................................................................................................................... 8Major 7th Chord .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Major 9th Chord ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Major 13th Chord .......................................................................................................................................... 11Dominant 7th Chord ...................................................................................................................................... 12
9th Chord....................................................................................................................................................... 13
11th Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 1413th Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 15
7b5 Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 16
7#5 Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 17
7b9 Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 18
7#9 Chord..................................................................................................................................................... 19Minor Chord................................................................................................................................................. 20
Minor 6th Chord............................................................................................................................................ 21
Minor 7th Chord............................................................................................................................................ 22Minor 9th Chord............................................................................................................................................ 23
Minor 11th Chord.......................................................................................................................................... 24Minor 13th Chord.......................................................................................................................................... 25
Minor 7b5 Chord.......................................................................................................................................... 26Augmented Chord ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Diminished Chord ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Diminished 7 Chord ..................................................................................................................................... 29
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Introduction
Welcome to Guitar Lessons Pro Guitar Chord Dictionary.
This eBook will present various 'inversions' of the chords that we discussed in the GuitarLessons Pro Beginner Guitarists Guide to Jumpstart Your Guitar Playing in 20 Easy
Lessons and Guitar Lessons Pro Intermediate Guitarists Guide to Jumpstart YourGuitar Playing in 20 Easy Lessons eBooks.
'Inversion' is just a way of saying 'another way of playing' the chord. It could be that thechord is played in a different area of the fretboard or that different fingerings are used.
Usually this will result in variations of the sound of the chord.
The open chord variations will not be shown in these sections.
The inversions presented are the most common way of playing the chords, not necessarilyan exhaustive or totally complete presentation.
The notes are listed for each chord. You will notice that not all inversions will contain all
of the notes that comprise the 'official' definition of the chord. Many times an inversionwill contain the notes that provide the general sound and tonality that defines the chord.
It is also worth noting that this list of chords itself is not a totally complete list. You canalter just about any chord and give it a name. The list that is presented in the next sections
are the most common chords.
The chords are all shown with a root of C. It will be an exercise for the reader totranspose the chords starting with other root notes.
I highly recommend starting with C, learning all of the inversions presented, and thenstart going through the notes in a chromatic fashion (half-step increments, for example C,
C#, D, D#, E, F, etc.) and applying the chord inversions against all of the other root notes.
Since the guitar is a pattern oriented instrument you can always apply the same fingerpatterns presented for the various inversions to a different root note.
You will be able to refer to these sections when practicing and figuring out songs. It's agood idea to take a song that you have learned and try to play the different inversions of
the chords in the song. Make an attempt to keep your fretboard hand in the same generalarea by using the inversions of the chords in the song. This way your fretboard handdoesn't have to jump around so much and you can change chords quicker and easier.
As an example you can try to keep your fretboard hand in the range of the first 3 or 4
frets throughout the entire song. Then you can try keeping your fretboard hand in themiddle frets area for the entire song, etc.
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Major Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G
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6th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, 6For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, 6=A
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Add 9 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, 9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, 9=D
(Note this is also sometimes referred to as the 2 chord, for example C2)
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Major 7th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, 7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, 7=B
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Major 9th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, 7=B, 9=D
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Major 13th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, 7=B, 9=D, 13=A
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Dominant 7th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, b7=Bb
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9th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, b7, 9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D
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11th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 5, b7, 9, 11For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D, 11=F
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13th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, b7, 9, 13For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D, 13=A
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7b5 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, b5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, b5=Gb, b7=Bb
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7#5 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, #5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, #5=G#, b7=Bb
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7b9 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, b7, b9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, b7=Bb, b9=Db
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7#9 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, 5, b7, #9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, 5=G, b7=Bb, #9=D#
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Minor Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G
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Minor 6th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5, 6For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G, 6=A
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Minor 7th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G, b7=Bb
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Minor 9th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5, b7, 9For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D
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Minor 11th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5, b7, 9, 11For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D, 11=F
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Minor 13th Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, 5, b7, 9, 13For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, 5=G, b7=Bb, 9=D, 13=A
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Minor 7b5 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, b5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, b5=bG, b7=Bb
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Augmented Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, 3, #5For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, 3=E, #5=G#
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Diminished Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, b5, 6For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, b5=Gb, 6=A
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Diminished 7 Chord
Notes in this chord: 1, b3, b5, b7For this chord with a root of C --> 1=C, b3=Eb, b5=Gb, b7=Bb