As shown in Figure 5, I approached the F# chord in the same way as I had approached the G chord, by playing the notes of an F# major triad: F#, A#, C#.

Then in the key of C major for example, that same progression would go F-C-G-Am as the IV chord in the key of C major is F major, the I chord is C major, and so on. i.e. Once you hit on shapes and ...

Each of the chords built on a scale degree brings with it a particular kind of emotional energy in relation to the other chords surrounding it. For example, the I chord (also known as the “tonic ...