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Chapter 2 - The Guitar Modes

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MAJOR CHORD (IONIAN MODE)

A guitar CHORD is just like an arpeggio. The main difference is, that the chord plays all the notes at once. The arpeggio, only plays, one note at a time. As a result a guitar chord can only contain only one note per string. The arpeggio, can contain many notes per string.

The most popular guitar chord is the common chord. It's based off the triad arpeggio. It consists of the first, third and fifth degrees of a mode. There are many ways to finger a common chord. The diagram below contains the chord, that most closely relates, to the previously mentioned major arpeggio. This chord is MAJOR.

This is the major common chord, for the Ionian mode.

 

The tablature contains an "E" major chord in the key of "E" major.

Make sure to leave all the indicated fingers, firmly, on the appropriate guitar fret, until finished playing the chord. All the notes must ring out.

This is the entire major scale in the key of "E" major.

The "E" major chord in the key of "E" major consists of an E, G#, and B.

 

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