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A. Depends on how detailed you want to get. There are 12 notes, so 12 for each kind of chord. There are 4 qualities of chords (major, minor, diminished and augmented). So we're up to 48. If you include inversions (same chord, different order of notes), there are 3 of those for each chord, so now it's 144. If you include 7ths, there are 2 kinds of those for each chord. So we're getting close to 300 options. There are upper extensions of a chord, suspensions, and so on, so that's what gives music a unique sound for each player.
For most music, you're starting out with 24 basic chords. 12 major, 12 minor. The sky's the limit from there.
Country Song Guitar Chords?
Q. Can anybody figure out the chords to the song "Tomorrow" by Chris Young how he plays it acoustic all i know is the capo is on the second fret there are high quality videos on Youtube
A. Relative to the capo, the basic chord shapes are A major, E major, F# minor, D major. The song is in the key of A.
You can move the capo around anywhere (or remove it entirely) and change the key in which the song is sung. Don't limit yourself to trying to sing it in the key that Chris sings it in.
The song uses a I - V - vi - IV progression. This not uncommon. Usually, when trying to figure out a song for the first time, it's a safe bet that it will contain the I - IV - V progression, shortly followed by the iv. In this case, it gets turned around a bit.
EXAMPLE: A Major Scale / Progression
A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G#
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - VI
In the example above, the A major scale contains three sharps. The A major chord progression shown below it shows the major chords (in UPPER CASE roman numerals) and the minor chords (in lower case roman numerals). This pattern remains the same for all major chord keys.
However, as a point of technical note, when you capo at the 2nd fret, the actual chord voicings become: B major, F# major, G# minor and E major. The song is now in the key of B because by raising the pitch 2 fret (2 half steps = 1 whole step) everything is raised by one whole note equivalent. This is important for other non-guitar playing musicians who might be playing with you (piano players for example).
As you become more familiar with music theory, you'll find that there's little difference between song structure in country, pop, rock and blues songs. It's helpful to know.
Good luck!
WRITING A PIANO PIECE! HELP!?
Q. Okay so my four main chords are gonna be c major, g major, a minor, and f major. I need to add some diminished and augmented chords in there but idk how to do it without making it sound horrible?? It needs to sound smooth! How do I do this??
A. Sounds like the piece is in C Major the chords you have there in this key are I (C Major), IV (F Major), V (G Major), and vi (a minor). These are all very basic chords in this key and can form the progression vi - IV - V - I which is very common and very functional.
If you want to implement some diminished chords the safest way to do this is by using a vii° (b diminished) chord, you can easily replace a V chord, such as the one in the aforementioned progression, with a vii° chord which can create an Imperfect Authentic Cadence. You can also use a vii° to precede a V chord. A good thing to remember when using diminished is chords is to put them in first inversion, this is not required but due to the quality of diminished chords it is more pleasing to the ear.
I also suggest using a greater variety of diatonic chords such as ii (d minor) which can replace or precede IV, and iii (e minor) which can precede vi. We can use all seven diatonic chords in a single progression like this: iii - vi - ii - IV - vii°6 - V7 - I (the 6 on the vii° chord shows that it is in first inversion in which the third of the chord is in the bass, and the 7 in the V tells us that it is seventh chord - in this case a dominant seventh which strengthens the cadence back to I making it sound much more final).
The issue of augmented chords is much more complex, it is very rare in tonal music but very common in atonal music. We are working with tonal music here and using a major key makes matters even more difficult. The augmented chord is not a naturally occurring diatonic chord the major scale. You can use chromatic passing tones between IV and V or V and I (for example, in IV - V in terms of C Major the fifth of the chord would move C - C# - D, and in V - I it would moved from fifth to third like this: D - D# - E), you can also augment the I chord and resolve it like a suspension. Whether these methods constitute true augmented chords or not is subjective. I would stay away from trying use augmented chords unless you Really know what you're doing.
I hope this helps! If you have any other questions or would like to learn a little more theory feel free to ask. Happy composing! :D
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Description : Q. A. Depends on how detailed you want to get. There are 12 notes, so 12 for each kind of chord. There are 4 qualities of chords (major, m...