Basic Theory

from: Guitar Chord Theory with Mark Goldenberg

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Learn guitar chord theory in-depth with Mark Goldenberg, a respected touring and session guitarist and a student of the legendary Ted Greene. You'll explore basic major and minor chord inversions all over the neck and on all string sets, as well as wide-triad voicings; harmonized major scales; major, minor, and dominant seventh-chord voicings; and more.

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Top Three Strings

In this lesson, in addition to learning the triad shapes for the key of A and E, Mark talks about learning to hear the separate voices within the chord, instead of just thinking of them as block shapes.

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BASIC THEORY

Basic Theory

In this introductory theory lesson, Mark introduces you to the building blocks of harmony: scales, intervals, and triads. You’ll learn the formula for constructing a major scale (whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step); the difference between major and minor thirds; and how major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads are constructed.

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