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For general questions about chords like how to play them, construct them, or what symbols represent them. For more in depth analysis of the ideas behind chords themselves, please use the chord-theory tag.

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Does "falling fifth" pattern follow the bass tone or the chord label in case of inversions?

I encountered this example 31-17 in a book that I am reading, and the author says that the Neapolitan chord follows the "falling fifth pattern". I guess that would be the case if the Neapolitan chord …
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My index finger on bar chord position keeps making poor sounds. Is there a way to improve them? [duplicate]

My index finger on bar chord keeps making very poor sounds. Will there be improvements if I just keep playing or are there ways(like exercises) to improve the sounds? I have tried to use the side of t …
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Are all classical guitar pieces composed based on chord progressions?

I moved on to the next piece which was "Minuet in C" by the same composer, I could not identify chords as I could with "Study in B Minor". … So my question is, are some pieces written more randomly (without chord progressions) than other pieces OR is it just that I am incapable of finding the chords that fit? …
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Through what exercise can you finally see scales underneath chords?

I have come to a point where I can identify major scale shapes and chord shapes including inversions. But I cannot see them both at the same time. What exercise will help me see them both at the same …
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figuring out 3rd of a note

I am having a hard time just to figure out 3rd of a given note, in fact in backward. For example, G's 3rd in backward is E and F's is D. It does not come out as naturally as I wish it to. Is there a c …
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How do you identify chords?

Is there an exercise book for identifying chords? …
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How do I read chords with beams?

When I am to assign a chord to a stacked notes, if a beam is present, do I include the notes connected by the beam(the red box)? or do I ignore them(blue box)?
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what is the slash in roman numerals?

I know about V/V and slash chords, which are another key chord and inversions, but the symbol in the picture throws me off. 'A major' triad does not have G in it. …
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Is Ab/Bb chord in C Major?

It seems to say bVII9no5sus4 is one of C major chords, and I can't really see how it is one of C major chords and not one of C minor chords. Is "C major: " above only refers to measure 6? …
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Are suspensions 9-8, 7-6... ignorant of Major or minor intervals?

In the above picture in measure 2, suspension 7-6 is shown. It is from E to D and C. I counted the semitones, they turn out to be minor 7th and minor 6th apart and not Major 7th and 6th. So I wonder, …
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what is a sus2 chord with minor 2nd?

I am going over an exercise in a chapter about sus2, sus4 and chords without 3rd and 5th note. … In an exercise where answers are either sus chords or diatonic chords, these symbols are neither one of them. Can someone explain what the chord symbols are in roman numeral? …
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For chord voicing, why can I not use 5 and b13 at the same time?

above is a picture of chord scales for primary dominant from the book I am reading. Chord scale is just a scalar information of notes acceptable for making a chord. The author says 5 and b13 cannot b …
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Does a chromatic chord have tensions diatonic or chromatic to the key?

Does this mean any chords with chromatic roots(not only subV's) need to have tensions diatonic to the root of the chord and non-diatonic to the key? …
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What chord symbol would you use to describe this voicing?

Actually this is one of exercises in the book that I am reading, and I have encountered this piece. The chord symbol given is D7. The chord written is B/D. How could (D F# B D#) be considered same as …
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When chord tones of ii are beamed to IV, is it IV ii or IV with an auxiliary sonority?

Do people consider such chord as a single chord(IV7-8, 5-6) or two separte chords(IV7 ii)? …
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