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Dominant 7th Sharp 5 Flat 9 Chord

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a dominant 7th Sharp 5 Flat 9 (7#9b5) chord. The chord name is a bit of a mouthful and it's quite a tricky chord to play, but it's a good chord to know, particularly if you play jazz.

Get used to the sound of this chord by playing the example progressions provided at the end of the article...

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a major 9th chord. This is a sweet-sounding chord which, in this form, is quite easy to play. Use it to brighten up chord progressions by using in the place of standard major chords. It is also a nice chord to end a song with, as it has an open, jazzy sound. Give it a try...

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a minor seventh flat five chord shape. This chord can be used to create some very cool sounding progressions. Learn the shape, then put it to use by playing the example chord progression...

Minor 7th Chord Shape

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a minor 7th shape that is often used by jazz guitarists. It's a useful chord shape to know for many other music styles, too. Once you have learned it, try using it in the example jazz chord progression at the end of the article...

Major 7th Thumb Bass Chord

Major 7th chords are bright-sounding and versatile. They can be used in jazz, indie and just about every other kind of music. This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a full-sounding major seventh chord that requires the use of the thumb to play the root note.

Read on to find out out how play this chord and use it in an example progression...

Minor Ninth Guitar Chord

Minor Ninth Guitar Chords can be used instead of standard minor chords to add color to progressions. Shown here is a common way of playing a minor ninth chord. This shape has its root note on the fifth string.

Read on to find out more about this chord shape, then use it in the example chord progression.

Eleventh Chord Shape

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a dominant eleventh chord shape. This is a common voicing of the 11th chord. It is played with the root note on the lowest (6th) string. Dominant eleventh chords are nice-sounding chords that can be used in place of standard dominant seventh (7) chords.

Read on to find out more about eleventh chords and to practice playing this shape in an example chord progression...

Minor Major Seventh Chord Guitar Shape

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a minor major seventh chord. This chord is a variation on a minor seventh chord. Use it in place of standard minor chords to give your own progressions an unusual and interesting sound.

Minor Major Seventh Chord Movable Guitar Chord

Various chord symbols can be used for the minor major seventh chord, including: m(maj7), mM7, -(maj7), min(maj7).

Read on to find out how to use this chord in your own music, and how to play it in example chord sequences...

Jazz 7th Guitar Chord

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a dominant seventh chord shape. It is often used by jazz guitarists, but it is not so well known among rock and acoustic guitarists. Practice using this chord with the example chord progression provided.