Ab Major 9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Ab Major 9. This guitar chord has it's root on the D string. Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords replacing chords I and IV chords in major keys.
Here's the fingering for this guitar chord shape:

Major 9 guitar chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
F major 9 uses these notes: Ab, C, Eb, G, Bb
Our guitar chord uses the notes in this order: C, Ab, Eb, G, Bb


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E Major 7 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E Major 7. Today's guitar chord is easy to play and mixes open strings and fretted notes - these guitar chords have a nice sounding quality to them.
Major 7 can replace Major triads for chords I and IV in Major keys.

Major  chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7

E Major 7 uses the notes: E, G#, B, D#
Our guitar inversion uses the notes in this order: E, G#, D#, B, E

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G Major 13

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G Major 13. We've featured a few alternative Major 13th chords here. Major 13 chords can also be written Δ13, so G Major 7, G maj13 and GΔ13 all refer to the same guitar chord.
Here's the fingering for this chord, let the top E and B strings ring out.

Major 13 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, though the 11th is usually left out.

The notes of G Major 13 are: G, B, D, F#, A, (C), E
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: G, D, F#, A, B, E

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F major 9 Guitar Chord

Following our series of triads, today's Guitar Chord of the Day is a chord that's a little more harmonically complex but very easy to play:  F major 9
Here's the fingering for this chord, the open strings give a nice ringing quality to the chord and it's easy to play!

Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords replacing chords I and IV chords in major keys.
Major 9 guitar chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
F major 9 uses these notes: F, A C, E, G
Our guitar chord uses the notes in this order: F, G, A, E

As you can see this inversion has no 5th (C), it's common to leave this note out.

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C Major 9 Guitar Chord Harmonics

Continuing our occasional series of playing guitar chords with natural harmonics, today's Guitar Chord of the Day is C Major 9.

Play the guitar's bottom E string with your little finger while lightly resting your first finger on the D, G, B and E strings of the guitar.

Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords replacing chords I and IV chords in major keys.
Major 9 guitar chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

The C Major 9 guitar chord uses the notes: C, E, G, B, D
Our C Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: C, D, G, B, E

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D6 guitar chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is D6. 6th chords can be played in place of any major chord, though they're often played as the last guitar chord in a song.
This D6 guitar chord is a fairly common inversion, you can play through some more 6th guitar chords here.

Major 6 chords use the scale degrees: 1, 3, 5, 6
D6 uses the notes: D, F# A, B
Major 6 chords can be played in place of almost all major chords and as chords I, IV and V in major keys.

Major 6th chords can also be considered as relative minor 7th chords, D6 and Bm7 have the same notes in so you can play this inversion in place of either of these two chords.

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F major13 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is F major13. Major 13's are beautiful sounding guitar chords and can be played in place of regular major 7 chords.
If you like this chord, you can play a few other Major 13 guitar chords here. Playing this chord involves a bit of a stretch, but it sounds great so is well worth it:

Major 13 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, though the 11th is usually left out.
The notes of F Major 13 are: F, A, C, E, G, (Bb), D
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: F, C, D, E, A

Major 13 chords can also be written Δ13, so F Major 7, F maj13 and FΔ13 all refer to the same guitar chord.

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A Major 7#11 guitar chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A Major 7#11. We've featured a few other Δ7#11 guitar chords before, they all share the exotic twist that the#11 gives to a regular Δ7 chord. (A major 7#11, A maj7#11 and AΔ7#11 are all different ways of notation the same thing).
Major 7#11 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, #11

A Major 7#11 uses the notes: A, C#, E, G#, D#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, G#, C#, E

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D 69 guitar chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day can be substituted for almost any major chord. As the D69 name suggests, it's an ordinary D Major chord with an added 6th and 9th.

This chord is moveable and has its root note on the E string (indicated by the black box in the chord diagram). You can play alternative inversions of the 69 guitar chord here.
69 chords can be played in place of major chords. It can replace chords I, IV and V in major keys.
69 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
D69 uses the notes: D, F#, A, B, E
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: D, F#, B, E, A, D

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C Major 9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is C Major 9. Major 9's are great sounding chords, we've featured a few more of these Major 9 guitar chords here. As with yesterday's chord of the day, this guitar chord can be played with just two fingers - however this one involves much more of a stretch than yesterday's guitar chord.
Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords replacing chords I and IV chords in major keys.
Major 9 guitar chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

The C Major 9 guitar chord uses the notes: C, E, G, B, D
Our C Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: C, D, G, B, E

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A add9 guitar chord

I love the sound of close voiced chords, particularly when they mix fretted and open strings. Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A add9. This is probably the easiest guitar chord to play that we've featured, but it still sounds great.
Check out some different add9 guitar chords here.

Add 9 chords can replace almost all major chords. It can replace chords I, IV and V in major keys.
Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
A add9 uses the notes: A, C#, E, B
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, A, C#, B, E

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E 69 Guitar Chord Harmonics

Following on from yesterday's Guitar Chord of the Day that introduced the idea of mixing fretted and harmonic notes to make nice sounding guitar chords, today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E69.
Fret the D and G strings as normal on the 6th fret while lightly resting your finger(s) on the string of the guitar's B and E strings just above the fret to play this chord.

We've looked at other 69 Guitar Chords here and other Guitar Harmonics Chords here, but remember you can use the labels on the right as a chord dictionary.

69 chords can be played in place of major chords. It can replace chords I, IV and V in major keys.
69 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
E69 uses the notes: E, G#, B, C#, F#
Today's guitar chord uses the notes in this order: E, G#, C#, F#, B

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E add 9 - Guitar Harmonics

Today we start a new occasional mini-series on Guitar Chords that mix fretted notes and harmonics , today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9.

Mixing fretted notes and guitar harmonics is a great way to add some more tonal color to your guitar chords. As mentioned in our previous post on guitar harmonics chords, the harmonics are indicated by the diamond shapes and are played by resting your finger lightly on the string and removing it once the string is sounding.

The two harmonics on the 12th fret above are both played with the little finger.

Add 9 chords can replace almost all major chords. It can replace chords I , IV and V in major keys.
Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
E add9 uses the notes: E, G#, B, F#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: E, G#, B, F#, B, E

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C Major7#11 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is C Major7#11. This guitar chord has its root note on the 3rd fret of the A string. This guitar chord can be written in several ways: C major 7#11, C maj7#11 and CΔ7#11 all mean the same thing. 

Both the 3rd fret on the guitar's A string and the 2nd fret on the guitar's E string are played with the first finger. It's an interesting chord to play- slightly curving your finger to play a barre across two frets:
We've featured an alternative C Major7#11 guitar chord here.

The #11 in the C major7#11 chord gives this guitar chord a nice sound based on the lydian mode. It can replace chord IV in major keys, though many jazz guitarists prefer the sound of #11 chords to ordinary major7 guitar chords so it can replace chord I if you want to add harmonic interest.

Major 7#11 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, #11

C Major 7#11 uses the notes: C, E, G, B, F#

Our inversion uses the notes in this order: C, G, B, E, F#

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B Major 9

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is B Major 9. Major 9 chords are nice sounding extensions and alternatives to play in place of ordinary major 7 guitar chords. Major 9 chords can also be written Δ9, so B major 7, B maj9 and BΔ9 would all be played on the same way on the guitar.

This chord has the root note on the guitar's A string as indicated by the box on the chord diagram.
Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords, and can often be played in place of major chords. It can replace I and IV chords in major keys.
Major 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

The B Major 9 guitar chord uses the notes: B, D#, F#, A#, C#
Our B Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: D#, B, C#, F#, A#, D#


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A Major 9

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A Major 9. This guitar chord has it's root note on the guitar's D string.

Major 9 guitar chords can be replace major 7th chords, and can often be played in place of major chords. It can replace I and IV chords in major keys
Major 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

A Major 9 uses the notes: A, C#, E, G#, B
Our A Major 9 chord uses the notes in this order: C#, A, B, E, G#

As this chord has a C# as it's lowest note, this guitar chord is known as a first inversion chord:

• Root note lowest - root position
• 3rd lowest - first inversion
• 5th lowest - second inversion

Using different inversions when playing guitar chords allows the chords to flow much better from one to another. This is good voice leading - how one note moves to the next.

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E major7

Today's guitar chord of the day is a standard root position fingering of E major7. This chord is the sustained ringing chord used in the famous Red Hot Chilli Pepper's song Under the Bridge from the Blood Sugar Sex Magik album.
As mentioned in a previous post, major seventh chords can be written in a few different ways. E major 7, E maj7 and EΔ7 all mean the same thing. 

Major 7 can replace Major triads for chords I and IV in Major keys.

Major  chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7

E Major 7 uses the notes: E, G#, B, D#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: E, B, D#, G#

This major 7 inversion can be created by taking this dominant 7th chord (from the series 12 dominant 7th guitar chords every guitarist should know) and lowering the 7th one fret.

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F Major 7

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is F Major 7. This is a first inversion chord: it has the 3rd of the chord as the lowest note.
Major 7 chords are very common chords, but this is our first Major 7 guitar inversion on Guitar Chord a Day. The major seventh is sometimes written as Δ7, so F major 7, F maj7 and FΔ7 all mean the same thing.

Major 7 can replace Major triads for chords I and IV in Major keys.

Major  chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 7

F Major 7 uses the notes: F, A, C, E

Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, F, C, E

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Ab add9 | Every Breath You Take

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Ab add9. This is Andy Summer's first guitar chord off the famous Police song Every Breath You Take from the 1983 album Synchronicity.  

Barre across the 4th fret of the guitar with your first finger and make sure every note sounds cleanly.

This guitar chord involves a bit of a stretch for your fingers. If you're having trouble stretching to finger this chord to start with try moving it higher up the guitar's neck and gradually working your way down as your fingers get more used to it.

We've looked at add9 guitar chords in a few previous posts but this inversion is definitely the most challenging to play cleanly!

Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
Ab add9 uses the notes: Ab, C, Eb, Bb
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: Ab, Eb, Bb, C, Eb, Ab

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