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Guitar chord

In music, a guitar chord is a set of notes played on a guitar. A chord's notes are often played simultaneously, but they can be played sequentially in an arpeggio. The implementation of guitar chords depends on the guitar tuning. Most guitars used in popular music have six strings with the "standard" tuning of the Spanish classical guitar, namely…

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Musical fundamentals

HarmonicMusic theoryUnisonConsonanceSemitone
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MusicChordSetGuitarArpeggio
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Playing chords: open strings, inversion, and note doubling

Stringed instrumentsPianoCapoZeroth fretDoubled notes
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Advanced chords and harmony

Circle of fifthsExtended chordsEleventhThirteenth chordsImpressionist music
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Musical fundamentals

Playing chords: open strings, inversion, and note doubling

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Advanced chords and harmony

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Berklee College of Music

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