Beautiful, fancy chords without theory
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Do you like fancy chord but hate hard work and practice? Then get the #@$k out of here: this is a music theory newsletter, we are music theory nerds, and we are gluttons for punishment...
Erm, ok, let me rephrase. It’s an issue that plagues so many guitar players around the world. “How do I balance my desire to write sophisticated-sounding music with my desire to not apply myself at all?”
Well, guess what? To write fancy, sophisticated chord, all you need is a couple of minutes, and at least one functioning ear.
No music theory, no formal education, hell, you don’t even need to wear pants! (Though pants are suggested)
Writing with great chords can be about using trial and error, and your ears. It's not the only way - but it is a way that I am using incredibly often myself.
Of course, we can use music theory afterward, but to actually come up with the chords you could try a bunch of simple options and see what sounds best to you, as I'll show you in a minute.
Indeed, what I am about to show you is is a way to generate "fancy chords" at will - and this is something that every guitar players should do (wether you have any pants on music theory knowledge) if nothing else for the exhilarating feeling of hearing all these great sounds coming out of your guitar with no effort at all,
So, what does this process look like?
See the video at the link below, and I’ll walk you through the process of writing awesome, fancy chords and chord progressions.
Watch the video here: https://musictheoryforguitar.com/no-theory-for-chords.html
Enjoy!
Tommaso Zillio
Music Theory Education Expert
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