You’ll see that the sus4 chord will sound unfinished by itself, but if you resolve to the major, it’ll be just right. Try arpeggiating it, than play the major chord. So to put it simply, we replaced the 3rd by the 4th note in the major scale. We know that the interval on the major scale between the 3rd and 4th degree notes is 1 semitone (half-note), so if we would be transforming a major chord that uses third degree notes, we would have to simply move up from the 3rd degree note one semitone to the 4th degree note to construct a Sus4 chord. With suspended, the 3rd degree note is left out of the triad, and is replaced by the note specified by the chord, which will be either a 2nd or 4th degree note on the major scale: Sus4 Chord = I – IV - V degree notes Sus2 Chord = I – II - V degree notes Lets return to the G bar chord example again, and transform the G major bar chord into a Sus4 chord. Suspended (Sus) Chords You have probably played suspended chords already, not its time to find out how they are built. The same applies to the C, we simple use a flattened third to sound a minor C chord: We have to flatten the 3rd degree note, which brings us to a small limitation of the G minor chord, since the non-bar minor chord fingering is hard to produce, so we mostly use the minor bar chord fingering: As such, lets return to our original G major chord example, and transform it into a G minor chord. Minor Chords Minor chords, or minor triads are constructed the same way, the difference is the minor sound, which is always a flat third degree note in minor triads: Minor Chord = I – b III - V degree notes So minor chords are the root note, a flattened third note (1 semitone below the regular 3rd degree) and the fifth note of the major scale.
If you take the same scale to a higher voicing, you will arrive at the C major bar chord. The open strings are triad notes as well. This triad is of course applicable on all major scale shapes, so if you were to use a shape that roots on the A string, you would apply the 1st 3rd and 5th degree notes and get the major chord, as with this C chord:Īgain, remember the C major fingering, and recognize that’s it is the triad pattern in the major scale. If you were to use this same scale shape and play the G major chord as a bar chord, you would be using these notes from the major scale, resulting in a higher voicing of the G major chord: Since our root note is the G, its 3rd degree will be a B, and its 5th degree will be a D.ġ W 2 W 3 H 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 H 8(1) = G W A W B H C W D W E W F# H G Now have a look at the scale shape again, notice the fingering, and that even the open D and G strings are in the triad, since the 1st and 5th degree notes at fret 5 of strings A and D are the same as their neighboring open strings. To understand this, lets have a look at the most well known major scale shape, rooting on a G note on the low E string.Īs we just learned, the 1st, 3rd and 5th degree notes make up a major chord. Major Chord = I-III-V degree notes of the major scale Now, if you look on the "boxed" E string major scale, the first occurance of the 3rd and 5th lie on the same string, so to create a chord where all 3 notes can ring out, we need to use the higher 3rd on the G string. These notes will make up all major chords on the major scale, with the root note defining the label of the chord (what its called, for example, C major, G major, etc.). A major triad (major chord) uses 3 notes from the major scale, the Root (1), the 3rd degree note (3) and the 5th degree note (5). Major Chords (Major Triads) A guitar chord contains at least 3 notes. If you don’t know the major scale on the guitar yet, I suggest you read about it, otherwise chord theory will not be understandable. To be able to understand how guitar chords are constructed, you’ll have to first be familiar with the major scale and its intervals. As a beginner guitarist, this is not that relevant, but as you advance in your guitar studies, you will want to do more than just play chords, you’ll want to understand why your favorite songs sound the way they do, experiment with new chords, and with time, write you own songs. Through learning guitar chords theory, you will be able to understand how chords on the guitar are constructed, and thus have a better understanding of guitar theory in general. Chord Theory and Construction You are here:Home»Guitar Theory»Guitar Chords✼hord Theory and Construction
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