Chords and scales you can hear.
Easy shapes for guitar and ukulele, how each one sounds, why it works and where it goes next. Free, no ads.
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Chords
Every chord in its easiest shape. One root, three families: hear the difference.
Scales
Every scale, position by position up the neck.
Tools
The small things you reach for while you play.
Every family has its own colour
So you can tell how a chord feels before you play it. Here is each one on C. Open one to hear it.
- CMajorBright and settled.
- CmMinorDarker, inward, a little sad.
- C7DominantRestless, wants to move home.
- Cmaj7Major 7Soft, dreamy, wide open.
- Cm7Minor 7Mellow and smooth.
- Csus2SuspendedNeither happy nor sad, waiting.
- Cadd9AddedFamiliar chords with an extra colour.
- CdimDiminished & augmentedUnstable, dramatic, in between.