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Page 106 you to get to grips with it. It is satisfying to come up with a title that no one else has used – so be aware that some ...

Page 107 Chapter 9— Chord Dictionary Part 2: Advanced Harmony Before we venture into more complex, exotic chords, it is worth co ...

Page 108 continued Chords Moving an Open-string Chord One favourite songwriting trick of guitarists is to take an open-string ch ...

Asterisk means add little finger to top string at same fret as the third finger ...

Page 109 fretted. The following diagram illustrates this. The root note needs to be fretted, or you will be moving chords over a ...

To get a feel for the "tentative" sound of first inversions, compare a C to D change with C/E to D/F#. Also compare Em to F#m wi ...

Page 110 First inversion chord shapes Second inversions In the second inversion, the fifth of the chord becomes the bass note: C ...

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Page 112 Third inversions usually occur as passing chords. In the verse of Air's 'Remember' we find this: I iiiI7 iIV V Eb Eb/Db ...

Page 113 have to play roots, as demonstrated by these songs, was highly influential on Paul McCartney's input into The Beatles f ...

I V VI VI IV I II C G/B Am Am7/G F C/E Dm cba g f ed r 1st r 3rd r 1st r ...

Page 114 The following is a variation with a chromatic passing note: I V bVII VI C G/B Bb Am c b b flat a r 1st r r Because that ...

I IV I II V C/G F C/E Dm G gfedg 2nd r 1st r r ...

Page 115 Here's an ascending sequence from 'I' m Alive': I V7 I IV I VI I VI bVII C G7 C F C Am C Am Bb c d e f g a g a b flat r ...

An extended chord can be formed by sharpening the fifth of a dominant or major seventh chord – C7: C E G Bb becomes C E G# Bb; C ...

Page 116 Seventh chords with a sharpened fifth ...

Seventh chords with a flattened fifth ...

Page 117 Seventh Chords with a Flattened Fifth Another extended chord is formed by flattening the fifth of a dominant seventh – ...

Page 118 continued Dominant ninths Add ninth chord shape on the extra note. The add9 can be an interesting variation to a straig ...

Page 119 Major ninth chord shapes ...