All Questions
Tagged with chord-inversions guitar
11 questions
4
votes
1
answer
67
views
Meaning of III 4/6 on this particular piece [duplicate]
Consider the initial segment of Antonio Lauro's "Nocturno":
I have been reading music for a long time, but with total ignorance of music theory (meaning I spent years learning and reading ...
- 141
0
votes
6
answers
597
views
can someone help me make sense of guitar inversions
so I've been practicing caged system and I can play arpeggios the the chord tone position,
scale and pentatonic in all 5 positions. but something that I've still having trouble. sure I can rip thru it ...
- 27
3
votes
3
answers
361
views
Roots of 6th chords on the guitar for different inversions/voicings
I've played piano for many years and just started learning guitar.
I've been learning the major 6th chords, but I've noticed that many videos and chord charts don't have any regard for the bass note ...
- 141
6
votes
7
answers
3k
views
What are the uses of inverted chords?
As far as I know, inverted chord can be used to create bass line. I am wondering about the other uses of it.
Does it have anything to do with the melody in term of harmony and sound effects?
Should we ...
- 101
2
votes
1
answer
283
views
"Drop voicing" How useful it is?
"Drop voicing" How useful it is ? Sound, or Root movement or anything? I know the mean of drop2 and drop3 but I don't understand How useful it is?
- 105
3
votes
6
answers
382
views
How would you calculate the name of this C/A# 7th chord?
I'm playing the following voicing of a C7 chord on the guitar:
Strictly speaking this would be denoted as a C7/A♯ slash chord.
But I'm trying to figure out what voicing name this would have.
Is this ...
- 401
5
votes
4
answers
1k
views
How to understand chords in first inversion with notes out of order
I'm watching the below video about the C dominant 7th chord (C E G B♭) and its inversions. At approximately 0:40 he starts to show the 1st inversion:
I would have ...
- 401
3
votes
1
answer
426
views
English name for 3-tone chords that have the bass tone different from the root
I've been studying Croatian music theory with durs and mols and H-s and not English so I don't know English names.
I'm encountering one problem while writing the 63 chord in jazz harmony for to play ...
- 269
4
votes
4
answers
12k
views
What is a D/A Chord?
It seems like you were to play an A5, except the 5th note in the scale you actually played a major chord on top of it, instead of just the consonant note.
Is this common? It seems like it could be a ...
6
votes
2
answers
5k
views
What's the difference between chord inversions, open voiced triads and drop 2 chords on guitar?
For guitar, I'm having a hard time trying to understand the difference between chord inversions, open voiced triads and drop 2 chords.. currently I'm trying to study the essential chords in Ted Greene'...
- 61
4
votes
5
answers
9k
views
How important are chord inversions as an intermediate guitar player and what are their applications?
I've been on a run to get a lot of theory down after realizing how amazing music theory is.
As a guitar player going through a intermediate-advanced theory journey, I would like to know where 'Chord-...
- 403