Easy Theory-Learn Guitar through Song
Easy Song form
Songs have a certain structure types, generally divided into 2, repeating and not-repeating types
This song is a standard four sections AABA type. A section is the main and repeated.
And B section is a Hook, Each section has 8 bars, total has 32 bars overall
The A1, A2, A3 are composed of verses which are similar in melody but different in lyrical content.
The 8th bar on the section A1, the chord is G to Imperfect Cadence
And the A2, A3 are use the key chord Em to Perfect Cadence
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Chord Number
Chords are built from scales. We use Roman numerals instead of the chord name, I II III IV V VI VII
And called it as the one chord, two chord, three chord … and so on
The minor chords use Lowercase letters as I ii iii IV V vi vii- OKOKOK
For example, the chord progressions Am C G Dm and Em G D Am can both be written as vi I V ii
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Easy Circle Progressions
Use 3 or 4 chords to play chord loop and repeated, called Circle Progressions.
The Cycle Progressions to the further expansion is the vi-I-V-ii (La Do Sol Re)
Songs reference: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams-Green Day
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Chord Inversion
In the theory of music, a chord is said to be in Root position when the tonic note is the
lowest in the chord, and the other notes are above it.
When the lowest note (Root) is not the tonic, the chord is said to be inverted. OKOK grammar Stop
Root position Do Mi Sol 1 3 5
The 1st inversion Mi Sol Do 3 5 1 moved the root note higher one octave
The 2nd inversion Sol Do Mi 5 1 3 moved the 3rd note higher one octave
The arpeggios of this song played by the low strings, easy to play and sound smooth
You can reference the song that playing by low string: I'll be missing you - Puff Daddy
If friends do not like play low strings, you could change to playing high string as well.
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Video: (Easy Chord Playlist)
Song: chanyangkoyte.mp3
chanyangkoyte~Acoustic.mp3, chanyangkoyte~PowerChord.mp3,
chanyangkoyte~Melody.mp3, chanyangkoyte~Note.pdf > Download:
Lyric & Chords: chanyangkoyte-2.pdf (Easy Chord)
Blog English: Learn Guitar through Song
Blog Chinese: 唱歌学吉他及乐理
Blog Thai: เรียนกีต้าร์ด้วยเพลง
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