Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But ...

Guitar lessons: You probably already know more than a few major and minor chords – these are made of three notes: the first, third and fifth notes of a scale. Sure, most guitar chords repeat and ...

Knowing a few chords is essential if you want to be able to play a song. As well as practising the execution, learning the shapes is key For the TABs to these exercises click here Minor chords ('sad ...

A study suggests that minor and major seventh chords are the happiest sounds in music, but today’s songwriters are ditching them in favour of simple minor chords. But why does this matter? We all love ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Guitar lessons: You’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d use the minor scale to construct minor ...