Guitar Chord Riot! Learn to Play Guitar Like a Guitar Jedi

Unlock Your Guitar Potential: Master Chords & Fretboard Knowledge

Ready to become a guitar master? This course will take you from basic chord shapes to a deep understanding of guitar harmony. Learn to build and play essential guitar chords, including triads, 7th chords, inversions, and power chords, empowering you to play with greater freedom and confidence.

• Visualize Chord Structures: Gain the ability to visualize chord structures anywhere on the guitar neck, unlocking a new level of musicality.
• Foundational Triads: Understand the fundamental role of basic triads in music and how they form the basis of many chord progressions.
• 7th Chords & Inversions: Learn to play 7th chords and their inversions across the entire guitar neck, adding richness and complexity to your playing.
• Power Chords: Discover the power and versatility of power chords – a cornerstone of rock, metal, and beyond.
• Chord Voicings: Explore effective chord voicings – different ways to play the same chord – to add color and texture to your music.

Deepen Your Understanding of the Fretboard

Do you know basic open and moveable chord shapes, but want to understand why chords work the way they do? This course will help you unlock the secrets of the guitar fretboard. We'll explore how individual notes within a chord relate to each other, moving beyond memorizing shapes to understanding the underlying musical principles.

We'll focus on:

• Note Relationships: Learn how notes combine to create different chord qualities and sounds.
• Chord Qualities: Master the sound and construction of various chord qualities, including:
  • Major Triads
  • Minor Triads
  • Diminished Triads
  • Augmented Triads
  • Suspended Triads
  • Dominant 7th Chords
  • Minor 7th Chords
• Cycle of 4: Understand the Cycle of 4 and its application to guitar playing, expanding your harmonic vocabulary.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Play a wide variety of chord voicings up and down the guitar neck.
• Confidently construct and play triads, 7th chords, inversions, and power chords.
• Play and understand the voicings of major, minor, diminished, augmented, and suspended triads, as well as dominant 7th and minor 7th chords.
• Apply the Cycle of 4 to enhance your guitar playing.

Enroll now and take your guitar playing to the next level! Updated March 1, 2020. Over 1,000 students have already benefited from this course.