Learn Guitar - 02 - Major Scale Chord Construction

[Gizmotrold]

Wow i didnt know that :D cool thx

[chonn1991]

Very nice man! Thank you!

[MrCindersVeil]

I only know how to finger A minor

[LeeJunfanusa]

i like your vids and appreciate your approach. IN this vid tho at 5:03 you say to X out the G note for the barred C major. However that G is part of the C major at the 3rd fret. You dont x it. it is hard to accomplish tho because the way the fingers lay across the fretboard. This is also the same exact pattern that makes up the G chord at 9th(or 8th) fret. Good stuff. It helps a lot.

[tortoiseutube]

@LeeJunfanusa That G CAN be part of the chord or not. Most people do not include it when playing that bar chord. That's why I said "generally". Note: There is already a G in the chord on the 5th fret (4th string).

[joshua8354]

This is like the final piece you don't know how grateful I am cheers

[Coopersmith1000]

This is truly amazing! I've been playing guitar for most of my life and I've never really thought of it like this. Every other note making a chord for that scale. I'm looking forward to more of your lessons! Thanks for posting this.

[fireco52]

I like your lessons....what is causing the high pitched humming noise?

[fbc187yo]

Now is this where the major scale interval rule comes into play, u kno the, whole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step...... W W H W W W, if I use that I can figure out all these chord positions?

[MagicalSunrise1984]

this deepens the understanding of chords and is explained very clearly

thank you very much for uploading and sharing this one

[rawhemi]

A vowel please, Carol

[107098]

why does DFA make it a d minor chord and not a major chord?

[tortoiseutube]

@107098 @107098 I have a YT video explaining that. Search for "What Makes a Chord Major or Minor?" and it should be there.

[netstepb]

@107098 quick short answer is because the D Maj chord is made up of the D, F#, A (the root, 3rd, and 5th intervals) Notice the F is a semi-tone lower than the F#. Therefore the 3rd interval of DFA is called a minor while the DF#A is called a Major.

[blazinghellwheels]

@107098

Major chords are 1,3,5 in that key

minor chords are 1, b3, 5 in that key

Key of D : D E F# G A B C# D

the chord is D, F, A so you have a minor chord :D

[maveryck92]

@107098 because D to F is 1 and a half steps not 2 steps since E to F is a half step (there is not E sharp or F flat)

[G27dude]

Thank you for this lesson. Now I know why my guitar teacher always told me to memorize all the notes. I know where most are from playing so much, but I've never actually sat down and memorized them. I reckon it will allow me to find any chord I want quite fast. Now are these chords named after the modes in C Ionian? (Speaking of just this example) I've noticed that people will say that "This mode is a minor mode and this is a major mode" and so on. Does it relate to that?(Ex:D dorian over D min)

[tortoiseutube]

@G27dude The chords are named after each note in the scale. 7 notes = 7 chords.

As far as 'modes' there are the minor modes in a major scale. Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian. For the key/scale of C major, that means D dorian, E phrygian and A aeolian. But they are all just the C major scale.

But... for soloing over a Dm chord, for example, you could use D dorian (Cmajor scale), D phrygian (Bb major) or D aeoloian (F Major).

[tortoiseutube]

@G27dude Typo: I meant to say... "there are 3 minor modes in a major scale." 

[tjrusk1]

Thank you, for some reason never looked at it like this. MDH

[bloc22]

so i have to pretty much remember what notes specifically make a chord right?

[tortoiseutube]

@bloc22 Not really. But once you know the formula you can work that out if you need to.

It's really more about the patterns and shapes created on the fretboard. They always follow the same sequence. And they're the same for every key, too.

[dafusion]

so i'd just like to confirm if i'm right, as i've been analyzing and trying to understand. CEG= Cmajoy regardless of the order of CEG? for example GCE would still = C major ?

[tortoiseutube]

@dafusion - Yep. Any order. You could have a G on 3rd fret 6th string, C on 5th fret 3rd str, and E 5th fret 2nd str. That's still a C chord.

A good sounding one is x35x5x like a C power chord on the 5-4 strings with an E on the 2nd string.

[snowmiser18]

I am learning this, wow! Thanks a lot, awesome!

[KietsuHayabusa]

Beginning guitarist here; very useful information. This has really helped me understand guitar chords. Thank you.

[ASHISH858]

thank you! =]

[parsonz33]

lol he said sex

[kenethis]

Your videos helped me a lot. Many thanks to you, Sir! Cheers! :D

[CungDanViet]

thanks again for your dedication... your downloads instructions written and made so simple to understand. I just wonder if you ever teach music at a university before... regards...

[Br333zy]

i dont understand a thing...how the FUCK do u expect me to remeber all those combinations...

[xL0Wx]

Same here :/

I cant rember my name how could i remember those "

[explosivedoubt]

@Br333zy the trick isn't in remembering all of the combinations. It's in understanding their method. Then it's like learning to fish for yourself instead of asking for fish all the time. if you're really lost, start with the wheel of fifths and the "diatonic" aka "church modes" and pentatonic scales and then come back to triads. Don't be afraid to treat it like homework a little by writing them on paper not just playing and struggling to remember what you learned last time.

[jacobsmichael121]

Dear Sir,

A very good Theory coupled with a touch of excellence.

with best regards

[porticoman]

Cheers mate, after trying to make sense of it for ages it's just fallen into place. Thanks

[M2SWEDEN]

Nice video mate! I have a question though, are these the only chords that fit in this particular scale when it comes to improvising.

[ixcaliber]

why are some of the notes grey, what are they for

[BrownPeopleGetUp]

@ixcaliber: the grey notes are just naturals (which means not sharp or flat) that are not C-E-G. He has just chosen to show us C major. Hope that helps-

[saymewhite]

Thank you so much for your videos. I am new to playing guitar but I am doing a ton of research. You are the only one explaining things with such perfect detail. Thank you ,thank you, thank you! I am finally starting to understand.

[movania89]

the over lapping notes are called bar codes ?

[TheLatinRock]

where is that link you refered to at the end of the lesson for chord chart? you said it was in the end of the lesson !!!!!

[TheLatinRock]

Hi Tortoise, I am a big fan of your vids, you are so good man, keep it up. Some of your videos had some poor sound quality, but that is all, excellent work here on youtube.

In the end of this lesson, you refered to some web site to download a chord chart or somthing, and you said it was in the end of the lesson !! where is that?

cheers

Aluch

[mmyrose]

I have been playing for thiry years, last year I decide to do it write. You make it all make sence,thanks

[SuperUberChimp]

Dude, your ace.

[Groundhogmusic]

Very nice.

[wenye92]

thnx for these lessons :] they're very very helpful

[jesusfreakster101]

Thanks JB. I just found your lessons this week, and in conjunction with L&MG you are assisting my progress tremendously!!

God bless you brother!!!!

[pliskinn0089]

how do i make a 7 chord o a 9 Chord for example E7 and E9

[texasguitarplayer]

2 year guitar player here, that was a good explanation of where you can find a certain chord along the guitar neck. Thanks a bunch and keep putting out the video tortoisetube.

Tex...

[tortoiseutube]

I put the address at the end of the video.

[ialvarez357]

what if you come across this weird chord and want to construct a scale from it, to solo or w/e, how do you do that??

[tortoiseutube]

Well, that's a meaningless (loaded) question, really, because you need a context and example for your 'weird' chord.

[ialvarez357]

so there is no formulaic approach to what im asking?

I figured since you can construct chords from scales you can do it in reverse for 'weird' chords that are basically made up.

[tortoiseutube]

You are not providing a context. And just because you don't know what to name a chord, doesn't mean others don't, or that it is in fact 'weird' or even 'made up;, as you put it.

[FuturedaveyP]

@tortoiseutube Its all mathmatical so i think your idea to make 'other' chords would work fine. Do it, see what happens.

[explosivedoubt]

@ialvarez357 tortoiseututbe is precisely right, because every chord could be described in terms of the intervals from the root note. If you don't have a root note your likely not playing anything a all. The notes and their relationships already exist, you cannot divine a chord from nothingness. But you can still explore things by ear and find unique sounds and that, in itself, is a form of discovery in my book.

[Saelkar]

brilliant teacher, nice videos helping me out alot

[5t3Maiden]

i've been playing guitar for about 4 years, so i know a reasonable amount of chords scales and other thery so far and can say with some confidence that this video is guarenteed to help a lot of players, good work tortoise keep it up

[pivester]

very helpful

[WilliamBonneau]

im not sure if these arpegios are right, can somone tell me, i just want to make sure :P

Major 1-3-5

Minor 1-b3-5

Major dim 1-3-b5

Major aug 1-3-#5

Minor dim 1-b3-b5

Minor aug 1-b3 #5

dim= diminished

aug= augumented

[tortoiseutube]

4 triads:

Augmented = 1 3 #5

Major = 1 3 5

Minor = 1 b3 5

Diminished = 1 b3 b5

[WilliamBonneau]

Thank you, I alwase thought if it had a b3 it makes it min regardles if its aug or dim.

so the 3rd makes determins major or minor and the fifth makes it dim. or aug. right?

[AfterMidnightRider]

Well sort of, It's a combination of both. There is no Major or minor when we talk about diminished/augmented cords cords. It's just dim and aug.

dim = 1 b3 b5

aug = 1 3 #5

[WilliamBonneau]

so you cant change the third and make it ether a min (with a b3'rd) or a Major (natural 3rd)?

[AfterMidnightRider]

yea that is true, but not when it comes to dim/aug cords. I had trouble with this until I read "music theory for dummies", check your library. Do a search for chordfind they have cord shapes and variations.

[stephensonmark]

Fascinating stuff, wheres the download link? on your main site?

[Adilinar9000]

Hmm very useful ... soo... if I want to play a G chord... it doesnt matters where I play it as long as it has G , B and D ?

[tortoiseutube]

Yep.

[thepimpthatnevasleep]

hey man, can you pretty please send me that first picture of all the chords and wat notes are in them! please!!! do you have an email address?

[enzo4life75]

Excellent Lesson

[ASIMRIAZ]

cool thats really helpfull.. but u didnt tell us about minor and d minor chords...??

[ralphtag]

Easy to understand. Thanks.

[ronpurser]

Very useful....I can see the scales too in your patterns...very easy to understand...I love your theory lessons

[josephtube]

Thanks a lot for posting lessons! Very helpful indeed. regards