What do you call a 9th chord turned upside down? Â Good morning. This is Duane. I would like to talk about the inversions of extended chords. Extended chords, as you know, are chords that go further than one octave. Here’s … Continue reading →
9th Chords: A Stack Of Major & Minor 3rds Our video today demonstrates how to stack 3rds to form different types of 9th chords. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNA8VmY0ngc&feature=youtu.be Good morning again. This is … Continue reading →
All About Dominant 9th Chords Here is a transcript of the video in case you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane. I was just playing a dominant 9th chord. Dominant 9th chords are really pretty easy … Continue reading →
Monster Chords: Extended Piano Chords: 9ths, 11ths, 13ths Yesterday we covered the basic 3 note chords – major, minor, diminished, augmented – and also the 4 note chords up to the octave – in other words, 6th and 7th chords. … Continue reading →
9th chords are 5-note chords that include the root of the chord, the 3rd, the 5th, the 7th (dominant 7th, not major 7th) and the 9th. People with large hands can play them with one hand using all five fingers, … Continue reading →
Do you love the sound of those big, fat chords that you hear some pianists play? What you are hearing is often extended chords – chords that have been extended beyond the octave range, such as 9th chords. But how … Continue reading →
Imagine if a painter only had 12 colors to choose from. He wasn’t allowed to mix them together, he couldn’t dilute the colors, he could only use one type of brush and every painter had to use the color and … Continue reading →
