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Uncommon Chords 101 Vibrant Voicings You Won’t Find On A Typical Chord Chart.

By Mike Beatham

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Introduction Than$ you (or do*nloading Uncommon Chords+ As th% titl% stat%s, contain%d *ithin ar% 101 chords you *on’t (ind on a typical chord chart. As a r%sult, using any o( th%s% chords in your song*riting, as alt%rnati-%s to th% standard barr% and op%n chord (orms *% l%arn, *ill gi-% your progr%ssions an instant spar$ o( originality. #any o( th%s% chords ma$% us% o( op%n strings o(t%n r%(%rr%d to as op%n chords/. This gi-%s th%m a particularly -ibrant, (ull sound. o*%-%r, includ%d ar% also som% l%ss%r $no*n mo-abl% chord (orms *hich do not us% op%n strings, and can th%r%(or% b% position%d at any (r%t. o*%-%r you choos% to us% th% chords (%atur%d in this boo$,  hop% th%y inspir% mor% cr%ati-ity in your song*riting and original int%rpr%tations o( %2isting music. This list is by no m%ans %2hausti-%, although this is li$%ly only th% 1st -olum% o( many+ Try th% chord (orms you l%arn h%r% in di((%r%nt positions, add and r%mo-% (ing%rs3not%s and s%% i( you can %2pand th% list (urth%r. 4n)oy it+ 5%m%mb%r to -isit (r%t)am.com (or 6uality (r%% guitar l%ssons.


Before We Begin Th% diagrams sho* you *h%r% to put your (ing%rs. First, numb%r your (ing%rs in th% usual *ay, as sho*n b%lo*7

8om% chords in-ol-% th% us% o( a barr%d (ing%r. For %2ampl%, ta$ing th% standard 4 (orm ma)or barr% chord, our ind%2 1/ (ing%r is barr%d across all si2 strings. %r%’s ho* th% barr% *ould b% r%pr%s%nt%d in my diagrams7

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That *ould m%an don’t play th% A string. Any strings not mar$%d *ith a (ing%ring or an 9 should b% play%d as th%y ar% : op%n. ;r%tty standard stu((+ Fr%t numb%rs *ill b% mar$%d on diagrams *h%r% th% chord (orm is to b% play%d up th% n%c$. ( th% chord is play%d do*n at th% (irst (%* (r%ts, ho*%-%r, you’ll s%% a blac$ bar r%pr%s%nting th% nut *h%r% th% guitar n%c$ m%%ts th% h%ad/ inst%ad o( a (r%t numb%r7

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Aadd


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Am

Am1"

AmaddE

Amadd

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Cadd11

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Cm

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@Bsus1"

@

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@ Var. "/


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@add<

@addE

@add

@add Var. !/

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@mBadd11

@ma)B


@ma)BaddE

@ma)

@ma)1"

@ominant Bth

@ominant Bth Var. !/

@ominant Bth Var. "/

@ominant Bth Var.
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4add

4addE

4mB

4mB Var. !/

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4maddE3

4maddE3 Var.!/

4ma)B

4ma)1"

4ma)

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Fma)B11

Fm#a)B

FB

FmBadd11

D11

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addE

add


add Var. !/

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madd

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#inor Eth

#inor 11th


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