chord construction

chord construction

I bought a book entitled "Guitar Grimoire" and it has a bunch of
tables and what not for scales and chords. I am having problems
though, because what I am reading is conflicting with what I was
taught.

Take an A major chord.

I play the A Major scale:

---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
-------------------6 7----
---------5 7 9-----------
5 7 9---------------------

The book says to play the chord I need the Root, 3rd, and 5th which
ends up looking like:

--
--
--
2
4
5

However, the way I was taught was:

-
1
2
2
0
-


I do not see the 3rd from what I read appearing in the chord I was
taught. I understand the notes can move from octave to octave, but I
still do not see it. Please help me clear up the discrepancy.

Along with the ability to move notes from octave to octave, I think
this is called "voicing", how does one decide which to move where?

Re: chord construction

Christopher wrote:
[looking for the 1-3-5 in the A chord]

> However, the way I was taught was:

> x
> 1
> 2
> 2
> 0
> x

> I do not see the 3rd...

What chord tones DO you see in your version?


Lumpy

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Re: chord construction

On Apr 15, 3:37 pm, Christopher <cp...@austin.rr . com > wrote:
> I bought a book entitled "Guitar Grimoire" and it has a bunch of
> tables and what not for scales and chords. I am having problems
> though, because what I am reading is conflicting with what I was
> taught.
>
> Take an A major chord.
>
> I play the A Major scale:
>
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> -------------------6 7----
> ---------5 7 9-----------
> 5 7 9---------------------
>
> The book says to play the chord I need the Root, 3rd, and 5th which
> ends up looking like:
>
> --
> --
> --
> 2
> 4
> 5
>
> However, the way I was taught was:
>
> -
> 1
> 2
> 2
> 0
> -
>
> I do not see the 3rd from what I read appearing in the chord I was
> taught. I understand the notes can move from octave to octave, but I
> still do not see it. Please help me clear up the discrepancy.
>
> Along with the ability to move notes from octave to octave, I think
> this is called "voicing", how does one decide which to move where?

Think NOTES - A C# E ( 1,3,5) the 9 on the low E is the same as the
4 on the A or 3rd or the scale - so your scale playing is correct -
just another way to get there.
Like a moveable open G cord.
Its a good book, will last you forever - gets way deep - take baby
steps..

The way you were first taught is root, 5th,octave,3rd -
lotsa ways to play a cord - ed s.

Re: chord construction


"Christopher" <cpisz@austin.rr . com > wrote in message
news:89c526b3-88e2-42fc-a8c2-af3395860b15@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups . com ...
>I bought a book entitled "Guitar Grimoire" and it has a bunch of
> tables and what not for scales and chords. I am having problems
> though, because what I am reading is conflicting with what I was
> taught.
>
> Take an A major chord.
>
> I play the A Major scale:
>
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> -------------------6 7----
> ---------5 7 9-----------
> 5 7 9---------------------
>
> The book says to play the chord I need the Root, 3rd, and 5th which
> ends up looking like:
>
> --
> --
> --
> 2
> 4
> 5
>
> However, the way I was taught was:
>
> -
> 1
> 2
> 2
> 0
> -
>
>
> I do not see the 3rd from what I read appearing in the chord I was
> taught. I understand the notes can move from octave to octave, but I
> still do not see it. Please help me clear up the discrepancy.
>
> Along with the ability to move notes from octave to octave, I think
> this is called "voicing", how does one decide which to move where?
>
A major A,C#,E R,3,5
A major first inversion C#,E,A 3,5,R
A major second inversion E,A,C# 5,R,3

If played on combinations of 3 adjacent strings eg 1,2,3 2,3,4 etc
yields 12 A major triads in a range of 12 frets.

you were taught one of the 12

Bob

Re: chord construction

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:37:49 -0700 (PDT), Christopher
<cpisz@austin.rr . com > wrote:

>I bought a book entitled "Guitar Grimoire" and it has a bunch of
>tables and what not for scales and chords. I am having problems
>though, because what I am reading is conflicting with what I was
>taught.
>
>Take an A major chord.
>
>I play the A Major scale:
>
>---------------------------
>---------------------------
>---------------------------
>-------------------6 7----
>---------5 7 9-----------
>5 7 9---------------------
>
>The book says to play the chord I need the Root, 3rd, and 5th which
>ends up looking like:
>
>--
>--


does not look good, thats for sure
Major and minor, 3rds and 5ths are counted out counted in half
steps from the root.
the major 3rd of A is C#
the major 5th of A is E

A C# and E and your in business for an A Major chord.


Power chords are one answer , only 2 notes, slide them all over the
place
root and the 5th on stringS 6 AND 5 ,
Pholtron
(Go-Bot)
<--====-->

All learning -
begins in darknesssssss,
and ends, in the lighttttt.

Re: chord construction


"Christopher" <cpisz@austin.rr . com > wrote in message
news:89c526b3-88e2-42fc-a8c2-af3395860b15@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups . com ...
>I bought a book entitled "Guitar Grimoire" and it has a bunch of
> tables and what not for scales and chords. I am having problems
> though, because what I am reading is conflicting with what I was
> taught.
>
> Take an A major chord.
>
> I play the A Major scale:
>
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> ---------------------------
> -------------------6 7----
> ---------5 7 9-----------
> 5 7 9---------------------
>
> The book says to play the chord I need the Root, 3rd, and 5th which
> ends up looking like:
>
> --
> --
> --
> 2
> 4
> 5
>
> However, the way I was taught was:
>
> -
> 1
> 2
> 2
> 0
> -
>
>
> I do not see the 3rd from what I read appearing in the chord I was
> taught. I understand the notes can move from octave to octave, but I
> still do not see it. Please help me clear up the discrepancy.
>
> Along with the ability to move notes from octave to octave, I think
> this is called "voicing", how does one decide which to move where?

The chord that you were taught is "Am" not an "A". For an "A" it would
-

2

2

2

0

-

Hope this helps.

Roland