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How do I learn what guitar chords to play in order to jam in a certain key.?

Q. I know scale positions on a guitar but how do I learn which chords can be played in a certain key? I want to be able to jam with chords, not just play solos.

A. Doing this well requires a good knowledge of music theory, but here is a basic stuff to get you started:

You first need to find the relative major scale of key you are using. For example, G is the relative major to E min because they have the same notes, just a different order. C is the relative major to A min, ect.

If you are in a major key, the distance between the notes should be as follows

I-whole-ii-whole-iii-half-IV-whole-V7-whole-vi-whole-viidim-half-I

The "wholes" represent two half steps (two frets) and the "halfs" represent one half step, or one fret. For example, F# is one half step above F. G is one whole step above F.

When counting up, remember what a piano looks like - there is no black key between B/C and between E/F. This means that F is one half step up from E.

Now that you have your scale, you find the chords. If you look at the spacing chart above, you'll notice some roman numerals are capitalized - this means they are major chords. The lower case are minor chords. The V7 means a 7th chord (you can do major or minor depending on the style of music [ie jazz uses min7]) You can also just play a major chord if you don't want to get fancy. The viidim is a tricky chord. It is REALLY hard to figure in melodically. Many people just use vii instead.

To sum it all up, let me give an example. Let's say we have the Emin scale. I'd want to find the relative major scale - G. The notes in G are G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G. The chords, therefore, are G Amin Bmin C D (or D7) Emin F#min (or F#dim) G.

There is quite a bit more to this on when to use 6th chords, and augmented chords, and more....but you need to know the basics first. Every song can be jammed to or played with basic chords. Making them more complex will add style once you get the basic chord progression down.

Original Question

What are the basic chords for a love song to serenade someone with?
Q. Im trying to write a song that I will be able to sing for a special someone, but I just want to know the basic chords to start out with.

A. I don't know what instrument you're playing or what kind of love song you want to write, so I'll give you chords easy to play on guitar or piano. They're (mostly) in the key of G:

G
Am7
A7
A7sus4
Bm7
C
D
D7
Dsus4
D7sus4
Em
Em7

Here's a chord progression to get you started. Change it however you like or discard it completely:

Intro
G |C |G |C |

Verse
G |C |G |C |
Em7 |A7 |Dsus4 |D |
G |C |G |C |
Em7 |A7 |Dsus4 |D |

Chorus
C |D7 |G |C |
C |D7 |G |C |
C |D7 |Bm7 |Em |
C |C |D7sus4 |D7 |
G |

Then back to the Intro. (Leave out the first G, because it's already at the end of the Chorus.)

Hope that helps. Good luck.

Original Question

What are the chords in this short medley? *10 pts!*?
Q. I desperately need to know what chords the guitar is strumming because I need to transfer this song to piano. Thank you, i'll definitely give you best answer if you can do this for me!

A. what is the medly?? lol
ill just throw you Bm D D7 G


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