{"id":355,"date":"2022-07-30T19:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/?p=355"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:41:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:41:44","slug":"1-3-5-focus-on-the-chord-tones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/1-3-5-focus-on-the-chord-tones\/","title":{"rendered":"1-3-5 Focus on the Chord Tones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anchoring on the chord tones is like the easy button for lead guitar playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-3-5 Focus on the Chord Tones\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GMVcXQ8voXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Focus on Chord Tones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When playing lead guitar, it becomes so much easier and fluid if you focus on the chord tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if the chord being played is a C major at the current moment, then simply use the notes C, E, and G as anchor points. You just can&#8217;t go wrong when playing these notes. Then, let&#8217;s say the chord changes to a G major, just use the G, B, and D notes as anchor points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have located the anchor points, you can wander around to different notes of the scale to add flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love to look at just 3 strings at a time on the guitar. This makes it easy on the fingers and brain. Today we are using the 3 highest strings on the guitar, G, B and high E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck-1024x490.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck-1024x490.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck-768x367.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck-425x203.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135guitar-neck.jpeg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture above shows the C major chord in several spots up the guitar neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The red notes are the root of the chord, in this case the note C, yellow is the 3rd the note E and finally G is blue, the 5th of the chord. Using these notes as anchors, you can reach any other note other scale within 2 frets or less. That is within a half step or whole step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj-scale.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj-scale.jpeg 502w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj-scale-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj-scale-425x290.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Half step = 1 Fret       <\/strong><br><strong>Whole step = 2 Frets<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the &#8220;other&#8221; notes of the C major scale, besides the chord tones and how to get to them easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D &#8211; whole step above red, or whole step behind yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F &#8211; half step above yellow, whole step behind blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A &#8211; whole step above blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B &#8211; half step behind red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fire Up a Music App that Can Play a C Chord<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Then play around with soloing over top using the C major chord tones as anchor points. Wander around the other notes of the scale, always coming back to a chord tone; C, E, or G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have this down try it over 2 chords, Rock On!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135-425x319.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/gjcae.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/C-maj135.jpeg 2044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The C Major scale on the staff. C major chord on the circle of 5ths and the guitar neck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anchoring on the chord tones is like the easy button for lead guitar playing. 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