F or this open tuning lesson, we are going to take open G and turn it into a G minor version. To do this, tune into open G by dropping the sixth, fifth and first strings down a tone, then drop the ...

Cadd9 (see Example 4) on the other hand simply adds the 9th to an existing C major (or minor) chord. I’ve included a few more ...

Step 11: Finally, here’s a four-bar progression in C major, using the chords C-F-Dm7-G-Em7-F-G-Am. The last two chords (G-Am) form a deceptive cadence (V-vi) that tricks the ear into expecting a ...

One way to achieve this is by using what are known as borrowed chords.. Borrowed chords are usually taken - or, yes, ‘borrowed’ - from the key parallel to the one you’re working in. Parallel keys ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which ...

Pop music might come off as formulaic sometimes, and, to some extent, that’s probably true. Hook Theory is a song database, and after analyzing 1,300 popular songs, looking at the chord ...