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    YouTube notes

    guitar chords
    what the numbers mean

    All rights reserved, unauthorized copying, reproduction,


    hiring, lending, redistribution and broadcast of this
    e-book or any part of the contents is prohibited.
    copyright G C Hargreaves 2021
    YouTube notes
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    www.ebooks4guitar.com

    what are the numbers in chords, the simple answer


    The numbers in chord names refer to notes in the scale that make up the chord.

    numbers for each not underneath.

    scale C D E F G A B C
    note number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

    number is higher than 8, which often happens with a 9 then you just start the
    scale again.

    scale C D E F G A B C D E F
    note number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    sus chords vs add chords


    The difference between a sus chord and an add chord

    Sus chords, suspended.


    Sus chords are when a note in the chord (the 3rd) is replaced with another note
    from the scale, either the 2nd or the 4th.

    Add chords, added.


    Add chords are when a note from the scale is added to the chord so that the
    complete triad is still played, but an extra note is added to it.

    note

    To fully understand these definitions and this lesson, you will need to know some basic chord
    theory first and particularly about triads. A very quick definition of triads is this; Triads are the
    3 notes that make up any major or minor chord and are the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the
    scale with the same name as the chord.

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    examples of sus chords
    D D sus 2 D sus 4
    XX XX XX
    1 2 1 1

    3 3 3 4

    scale D E F# G A B C# D
    note number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

    The D sus 2 chord


    The 2 is the 2nd note of the scale which is

    now becomes a D sus 2.


    D D sus 2
    XX XX
    1 2 1
    F#
    3 3

    The D sus 4 chord


    The 4 is the 4th note of the scale and is a

    sus 4.
    D D sus 4
    XX XX
    the F# is covered 1
    1

    3 4 3 4

    notes

    a complete triad.

    you will need to go through the lesson on key signatures.

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    examples of add chords
    C C add 9 C add 11
    X 1 X X 1

    2 2 2

    3 3 4 3

    scale C D E F G A B C D E F
    note number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

    The C add 9 chord

    1st finger.
    C add 9 C add 9 C add 9
    X 1 X X
    2 2 1
    OR
    3 4 3 4 2 3
    D

    The C add 11 chord

    with one finger if you can.

    C add 11 C add 11
    X 1
    X 1
    F
    2 2

    3 3

    notes

    With all add chords you should still play the complete triad, so the chord is still a complete

    triad is C, E, G which are played on the A, D and G strings and as demonstrated in the
    examples above these three strings are unaffected by the additional notes.

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    some chords you might come across
    A A sus 4 A sus 2 A add 6
    X X X X
    1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1

    C C add 9 C add 11 C add 12


    X 1 X X 1 X 1

    2 2 2 2

    3 3 4 3 3 4

    D D sus 2 D sus 4
    XX XX XX
    1 2 1 1

    3 3 3 4

    E E sus 4 E sus 4 E add 9


    1 1 1
    OR
    2 3 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4

    F F add 9 F sus 4
    XX 1 XX 1 XX 1

    2 2

    3 3 4 3 4

    G G add 4 G add 6
    1

    1 2 1

    2 3 3 4 2

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    neck map
    p
    E A D G B E

    F C F

    B E A

    G C F D G

    A D G C E A

    B E A D B

    C F G C

    B E

    D G C F A D

    E A D G B E

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    copyright G C Hargreaves 2021

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