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Intermediate

Chords that sound expensive

Make the open chords you know sound like a record, with sus, seventh and slash chords and small fills.

13 lessons in 4 chapters

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What you'll learn

Sus, seventh and slash chords, and fills.

  • Anchor fingers
  • Sus chords
  • Sevenths
  • Walking bass
  • Hammer-on fills

What's inside

Chapter 2 · Sevenths

  1. 4Minor seventhsAm7 and Dm7: minor chords with the edges taken off.
  2. 5Major seventhsCmaj7 and Fmaj7, the dreamy ones, and an F with no barre.
  3. 6The seventh that pulls you homeD7, G7 and B7: the seventh that pulls a song back home.
  4. 7The seventh loopA loop with a seventh on every chord.

Chapter 3 · Slash chords and walking bass

  1. 8What the slash meansWhat the slash means, and a bass that walks up from G to C.
  2. 9Walking downC, C/B, Am, Am/G: the bass line that walks down to F.
  3. 10Bass walks between chordsWalk the bass yourself between G and C, one note at a time.

Chapter 4 · Fills

  1. 11Hammer-on fillsHammer-ons on D, A and C: two parts from one strum.
  2. 12Fills before a changeWhere fills go, and the pull-off that answers the hammer-on.
  3. 13Make it sound expensiveA loop from your first songs, played plain, then upgraded chord by chord.

Songs to try it in

The course plays its own loops. These songs are good places to use what it teaches.

  • Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylan · After lesson 3
  • Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison · After lesson 3
  • Let It BeThe Beatles · After lesson 7

Good next courses

Questions

How long is Chords that sound expensive?

13 lessons in 4 chapters, about 1 h 1 min in all. Each lesson takes 4 to 6 minutes, so one a day fits around anything.

What do I need before I start?

The open chords, the small F and the folk strum. A guitar in standard tuning; the tuner in the app gets you there.

Is Chords that sound expensive free?

You can try the start of it for free, no account needed. The lessons marked with the pick come with Pro, which opens every course.

What should I learn after this?

Good next courses are Your first songs, Strumming and rhythm, Open chords and the easy F.