Add9 Chord E Shape Guitar Chord Of The Week

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a great-sounding add 9 chord.

Add 9 Chord Shape For Guitar
Add 9 Chord Shape For Guitar - Play It In The Example Progression

This particular shape is quite a stretch and by the end of the article your hand may be a little bit bigger!

The add9 is a very nice sounding chord. You can use it to brighten up your own songs by using it in place of major chords.

You can also use it to create riffs by playing it as an arpeggio. At the end of the article we show you how...

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Major 6th Guitar Chord Of The Week

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a useful major 6th shape. It probably won't be the first major 6th chord shape you learn; check out this shape for a more common way of playing a 6 chord. However, this week's chord is a good shape to have up your sleeve when you are writing songs or rhythm guitar parts.

Guitar Chord Of The Week Major 6th Chord

At the end of the article there is an example chord progression that shows one way in which this shape could be used.

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Minor 9th Chord Low Voicing

This week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is a minor 9th chord that is played on the bottom four strings. This low voicing can be very effective, especially when used with other 'low' chords. Hear for yourself by playing the example chord progression provided at the end of the article.

Minor 9th Guitar Chord Diagram
Minor 9th Guitar Chord

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D add9 add11 Chord

D add9 add11 Guitar Chord Diagram
D add9 add11 Guitar Chord Diagram

For a change, this week's Guitar Chord Of The Week is an open-position chord... sort of. It isn't played in open position (i.e. the first 3 frets), but because it contains open strings, the D add9 add11 chord almost qualifies.

This is a beautiful but ambiguous-sounding chord that has inspired many songs.

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Dominant 7th Sharp 5 Flat 9 Chord

Dominant 7th Sharp 5 Flat 9 Chord Shape
Dominant 7th Sharp 5 Flat 9 Chord Shape

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...

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Major 9th Chord

Major 9th Chord Photo
Major 9th Chord Photo

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...

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Minor Seventh Flat Five Chord

Minor Seventh Flat Five Chord
Minor Seventh Flat Five Chord Shape (Root Note In Blue)

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...

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