By Andy@Musicademy | March 7, 2009
Substitute Chords – part 3 In the last two posts we looked at alternative chord voicings in the keys of G and C. Now let’s look at my favourite set of shapes which is for the key of D. I’m a big James Taylor fan and many of his songs use these exact voicings so if […]
By Andy@Musicademy | March 4, 2009
Substitute Chords – part 2 Previously we looked at a whole range of chords you can get nice alternative voicings with in the key of G. For many players once they start using these G based chords they simply put on a capo for other keys and never learn any other shapes again! This is a […]
By Andy@Musicademy | March 2, 2009
This is the first of a 10-part series showing substitute chords that you can use in the given key or in another key in conjunction with a capo. These substitutes are alternative voicings to regular chords and are often used by players who want easy fingerings from one chord to the next in conjunction with […]
By Steve Weeks | February 10, 2009
E7#9 (otherwise known as the Hendrix Chord) is an interesting alternative to an E or E5. It sounds really gritty and bluesy and works well if you want songs in E to sound a bit more ‘out there’. ‘Ideal for ‘Undignified’ or ‘I’ve Found Jesus’ endings. Warning! Do not play this chord at sensitive […]
By Steve Weeks | January 15, 2009
“A” Chord with no 3rds (only root and 5ths). Avoiding 3rds creates sparseness / drama / release.
By Steve Weeks | December 8, 2008
This is a really beautiful substitute for ‘oh so common’ Em chord |— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— F# |— |-0- |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— D |— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— A |— |-0- |— |— |-0- |— |— […]
By Steve Weeks | November 26, 2008
Lets be fashionable and topical with the “James Bond” chord – EmM7 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— E (1) |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— |— F# (9) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— D# (M7) |— |— |— |— […]
By Steve Weeks | October 22, 2008
Every month I’ll show you a (hopefully) new shape to a familiar chord that you can use to expand your vocabulary. To kick off, try this voicing instead of a regular D or the more familiar D2/Dadd9 shape you may know.
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