When it comes to guitar chords, it all begins with basic ones that are called either major (use just the letter of the chord, eg E for E major) or minor (reduced to the letter plus m, eg Em for E ...

Guitar lessons: You’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d use the minor scale to construct minor 7th chords, but that’s not quite how it works. All scales and chords are compared to the major scale, ...

Want to add sophistication to your chords? Master this essential chord progression as played by 5 guitar legends ...

A study suggests that minor and major seventh chords are the happiest sounds in music, but today’s songwriters are ditching them in favour of simple minor chords. But why does this matter? We all love ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There are two basic types of chords: major and minor. In their most simple form they have three ...