You may be thinking “Why not Mixolydian?” since that mode also gives us a Major chord. Iff you are looking at a scale or mode to build the chord from this one would come from A Ionian (The Major Scale) and also A Lydian. A Major 7ĪMaj7 adds a Major 7th interval to A Major. A Major chord can be built fromn the Major scale or the Lydian and Mixolydian modes by taking the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes from any one of these modes you get a Major chord. These are a Root note, Major 3rd and a perfect fifth. Unlike a Sus2 chord we still have the minor 3rd and also the minor 7th. A 9th is the same as a 2nd but usually placed in a higher octave than the root note so as not to clash. A m9Īm9 is the same as Am7 but with an extra note added. (A – C – E – G)įor more on 7th chords check out our lesson Lucky Seven’s. Here we extend the Am chord to include a m7 interval. This would now be a D and gives you an Am add11 chord. You could also experiment with moving the note E on the second fret D string down to an open position. For example the A Aeolian (Natural minor scale), A Dorian or A Phrygian modes. 3rd and 5th notes of a minor scale or mode you will get a minor chord. This makes the low end of the chord more beefy. Again this is the basic five string shape that you probably already know, with the two extra strings added. The m3 of the chord is the note C so we have A – C – E. Next up is Am, this has a Root, minor 3rd and a Perfect 5th. Similar to the Sus2 chord a Sus4 chord replaces the 3rd with a 4th. Since the Root note is now on the seventh string we could also move A on the fifth string up to B at the second fret. “Sus” is short for “Suspended” and is in reference to the fact that we have suspended the 3rd of the chord, replacing it with the 2nd. Now we have the note B which is a 2nd/9th in relation to A. A Sus 2īuilding on the power chord we can add the B and E strings. Alternatively you can play them across five strings. You can play just the lowest two or three strings on the same fret for power chords in this tuning. With Drop A tuning we can add our Low A and E strings to this for a more beefy sound. For more on intervals check out this post and also this one). An ‘A’ powerchord can therefore also be called A5. Unlike normal chords which contain at least three notes, a power chord only has two. Let’s start with the most basic chord type, a Power Chord. Later we’ll look at inversions and even some chords that require both hands! A5 Power Chord This gives us the notes (from lowest to highest pitch): A – E – A – D – G – B – Eįor the Root position chords we will basically be using the five string chord shapes and adding in the low B and E strings. We take the lowest string, B, and tune it down a whole tone to the note A. “Drop A” tuning for seven string guitar is similar to “Drop D” on a six string.
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