Down, down up, up down up,
Down, down up, up down up,
Down, down up, up down up,
Down, down up, up down up,
1 2013-12-08 02:43:15
Re: Oldies Progression: G em C D (10 replies, posted in Music theory)
2 2013-12-06 17:15:24
Topic: Understanding major, minor, augmented and diminished (14 replies, posted in Music theory)
Hello everyone, I just joined up. I've been a casual acoustic guitar picker since my teenage years and I'll soon apply for Medicare. So I've got the callouses and the finger moves you get from years of experience. But I have no formal training. I just play for my enjoyment.
However, I would be interested in understanding the what's and whys behind the make-up of a guitar chord. I have a very long way to go to understanding music theory terms. I just play the chords as I learn finger positions on the fretboard. I picked up the guitar to play the A chord. Then I played the scale. A B C# D E F# G# A. But I know the scale simply because it sounds right. Not because of the math or theory behind what determines which notes belong in it. The terms major, minor, augmented and diminished are just words I see as chord labels so far. I do not understand why they're called major, minor, augmented and diminished. What makes them that? And the numbers too? Like in a 7 chord.