Creating Ambient, Open Sounding Chords

[chloelivi]

thank you

[russellstall]

Did anyone else notice that beautiful tone... my god.

[mezuga]

Thanks man..

[EsreverEmordnilap]

I've actually been doing this for quite a while now, and I never knew why it sounded so good; it was bugging me alot. Thanks for posting.

[nusdorfer]

Im sck of putting D's beneath it ;D

[plassma]

this video just changed my life.

thank you

[LUVITALL9]

Nice lesson! More Ideas!

[intune1234]

Good lesson.

[Phazur]

an inversion is not really the same as a slash chord..

like an E/F is the same as an Fmaj7 but the E is in the bass instead of an top, so it gives a different feeling..

btw lot of people may know this but a C6 chord is the same as an Am7 chord with the A on top ;) the 4 notes are the same but it gives a different feeling :)

[radiohead1992100]

@Phazur An E/F is not the same as an Fmaj7. E/F means and E Chord, E G# B, with an F in the bass. And the chord Fmaj does not give any change to the inversion, you assume that the chord is in root unless specified. Fmaj7/E would mean that the E is in the bass, also known as a 3rd inversion.

[Trapmaker677]

thank you for chord ideas :D

[donottawaguitar]

thankyou

[gblaney]

1. I typically do not post to these, because I do not like getting involved these type of debates, as music is subjective not objective by nature.

2. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Composition from Berklee College of Music.

3. According to most Jazz Theory textbooks this is a specific type of slash chord called a hybrid. According to most Classical Theory textbooks this is a chord with a pedal tone in it.

[Bassplyr1470]

I can't believe people call these slash chords. These can be traced back (probably even further back) to pedal notes in organ music. And Joe Pass (along with hundreds of others) has been doing this before slash.

[myfriendscallme7]

its not slash as in the guitarist slash.

[Siyth]

Slash chords don't refer to the guitarist... they're a type of chord...

[ballrigors1]

@Siyth naw man.....its slashes chord. He made it up.

[sjk254]

@Siyth Yea,  just means another note on the bottom... like D Major / F#

[ibanezbloke]

Slash chords are just another name for inversions you know

[johnklucy]

@ibanezbloke check out resolution by mahavishnu orchestra, the chord shapes of normal straightforward triads are used but the bass note is altered to add tension. carla bley's vashkar has some pretty out there slash chords like G minor/ B. they are not inversions in the conventional triadic sense but they could be considered inversions of extended chords.

[Sandemose]

Man, thats a STUPID comment...even for a bassplayer.

Best, Sandemose

[cicciocharlienancy]

aren't they slash chords?

[exvotivezach]

yes. Another way to look at it is that slash chords are just triads with different bass notes than the root of the triad.

[41214121]

whats a slash chord?

[nishanthlux]

"slash chords are just triads with different bass notes than the root of the triad"

[Freckled713]

41214121,

well the guy above you explianed it well,

but i'll give a few examples,

C/G

for this you would play a c chord but have the g in the bass

Am/E

play an a minor chord but add the low E

these chords are very simple to understand, nothing too complex.

[tedhellcaster]

the G triad over C really sounds sweeet

[guitarman46464646]

i'm pretty sure learning the CAGED system for example learning five ways to play a C major chord will help u alot to understand how he makes the C major triads on the higher stings

[nishanthlux]

absolutely

[Dalsia]

Isn't the C major triad with the D as the bass note just a Csus2 chord?

[tedhellcaster]

suspended chords replace the 3rd with either min/maj 2nd or perfect 4th

[scarred123]

It'd technically be a CmajAdd9 because the 3rd is still in the chord as well as the 2nd/9th. So because the 3rd is there, its not "suspended" so its an Add9

[EpiScintilate]

Those chords always sound great to me (Steely Dan used this a lot).

[adb0402]

He mentioned substituting this for a major chord. I understand that you keep the same root and add a triad a perfect fifth above the root, but how do you determine the nature of this triad? Do you stay within the key, or do you always add a major chord?

[andrewt248]

This is a great lesson on inversions and chord voicing! You have to know a little theory, though, to even get a start in this stuff.

[Edordorito]

very helpful, thanks :)

[qbkeys]

Very cool lesson series. Glad to be your newest cyber student.

Peace,

TR

[ryantkendall]

Ignore these comments, I feel this was a well structured, well presented and useful lesson.

[thesultanofswing86]

I youtubed ambient guitar. . .

[saughter]

wow thats good knowledge

[giglywiglygo]

i actualy play this note sometimes,

i dnt know what are they,strange

[paulefty]

ooh.. so.. complicated. hahaa

[dresden42666]

I love those tones,very warm,and soft*

[fiskeost]

Got one thing to say; I love you Berklee <3 Can't wait untill I'm going to you guys

[jipes]

Nice explanation and very useful tricks !