Performing any song requires the accompanist to be able to quickly rearrange the chords. A professional usually does not think about it, but a novice musician every time painfully thinks about where to put his fingers. To get things off the ground, you need to stop counting the strings and frets every time.
It is necessary
- - guitar;
- - tablatures;
- - determinant of chords;
- - Chord Sequence Chart.
Instructions
Step 1
Remember what sound each open string makes. There are chords that you can play without gripping the strings at all. On a seven-string guitar, this is a G major triad. The six-string guitar provides a little more possibilities in this sense. On the open strings alone, inversions of E-minor and G-major triads, as well as an E-minor seventh chord, can sound. Memorize the string combination. If you know the barre technique, you already have a large arsenal of chords. This combination can be played on any fret, which means - in any key.
Step 2
Note that each key has a specific set of chords. The main ones are built on the first, fourth and fifth steps. It is very convenient to use the piano keyboard to define the steps, even if it will be simply drawn. The tonality is called according to the first degree. In C major, this will be the C sound. The fourth step in this key is fa, the fifth is salt. Find these steps in other keys.
Step 3
Analyze what intervals the chords based on these sounds are in. A major triad consists of a major and minor thirds, with the major third at the bottom in the main chord. In a minor key, the opposite is true - a minor third under a major one.
Step 4
Try taking a sequence of triads in your chosen key. Use the chord guide to find the most comfortable position. For beginners, a sequence that can be played completely on the first three to four frets is suitable.
Step 5
Once you've mastered the three basic chords, learn the dominant seventh chord. It is built on the fifth step and consists of a major and two minor thirds in a major. The major third is at the bottom. In the minor key, there should be a minor third, but there are several options for the minor scale. More often than others, there is a harmonic minor with an elevated seventh step, which just falls into the dominant seventh chord. So this chord will be exactly the same as in the major of the same name.
Step 6
When you play a dominant seventh chord, you will feel that it sounds unstable. This chord requires permission. As a rule, a tonic triad is taken after it. This is one of the basic chord progressions. Try to play the first and most elementary progression. Play the tonic chord, then the fourth and fifth chords, the dominant seventh chord, and then the tonic chord. Knowing this progression, many pieces can be played.
