Open position guitar chords for beginners

An audio lesson with tab and chord diagrams

Guitar Techniques/ACM (Jon Bishop), Mon 21 Sep 2009, 3:41 pm UTC

Example: bridge and chorus sections

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[Bridge: Bars 9-16] For the bridge I've used a different strumming rhythm and also introduced two new chords (D minor and E major). Switching from a major chord to a minor chord, and vice versa, is a popular compositional trick for changing key, referred to in theory circles as modal interchange.

[Chorus: Bars 17 – 25] This section exploits all the techniques discussed for the other sections. The last chord is A major which provides a surprise happy ending.

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