Chord notes may be played in a different order.?
As you know, C chord notes are C, E, G.? The combination of these notes in any order such as E, G, C or G, C, E also make the chord of C.? The change in the order of notes is called "INVERSION"?
??????????????????????? C Major:??????? can be?????????????? C, E, G.????????? Root Position.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? E, G, C.????????? First Inversion.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? G, C, E.????????? Second Inversion??
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Again looking at your fret board chart you can see where these note names occur on you fret board.? You have already played the chord in it's root position but now try out various combinations.? Listen to the subtle changes in sound.
Here is a tab for the possible positions
e |----0---------x---------x------ -x-------0-------------
b |----1---------x--------1--------1-------1-------------
g |----0---------0--------0--------0-------0-------------
d |----2---------2--------2--------2-------2-------------
a |----3---------3--------3--------x-------x--------------
E|----0---------3---------x-------x--------x-------------
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You can play these as a strum to sound one cord but also play each note separately in quick succession (A slow strum).
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Now write out a tab for yourself on the variations for the chords G and F.
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??????????????????????? G Major:??????? can be?????????????? G, B, D.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? B, D, G.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? D, G, B.
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??????????????????????? F Major:???????? can be?????????????? F, A, C.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? A, C, F.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? or???????????????????? C, F, A.
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These chords, consisting of three notes, are called TRIADS and when played as illustrated in your previous lesson are said to be in the root position.? For example: C E G is the chord of C Major in it's root position.??????????
Any chord, no matter what it's name, may be handled in this manner.?
This information allows you to form your chord accompaniment in a way that you might find easier and help to reduce hand movement from chord to chord.
