Published:
2003-01-01
Updated:
2003-01-01

Learning Ukulele with Curt

Open Position Chords and Their Movable Forms

This series explores open position chords and their movable forms. As well as a few of their derived chords.

Main Category: Chords Main Instrument: Chords

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Open Position Chords and Their Movable Forms

This series explores open position chords and their movable form. As well as a few of their derived chords.

There is life above the third fret.

Movable `Ukulele Chords , This is a series of weekly ukulele lessons, originally presented throughout 2007 on movable ukulele chords as the Chord a Week Series. Based on my Ukulele Chords book it takes the open position chords and shows the movable form and the variations.

19 lessons in the Open Position Chords and Their Movable Forms LessonSERIES :

    1

    A - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position A and its movable form and variations.

    2

    C - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position C and its movable form and variations.

    3

    D - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position D and its movable form and variations.

    4

    E - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position E and its movable form and variations.

    5

    F - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position F and its movable form and variations.

    6

    G - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position G and its movable form and variations.

    7

    Am - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Am and its movable form and variations.

    8

    Cm - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Cm and its movable form and variations

    9

    Dm - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Dm and its movable form and variations.

    10

    Em - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Em and its movable form and variations.

    11

    Fm - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Am and its movable form and variations.

    12

    Gm - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position Gm and its movable form and variations.

    13

    A7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position A7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    14

    B7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position B7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    15

    C7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position C7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    16

    D7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position D7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    This is actually a partial D7 chord - sometimes referred to as the Hawai'ian D7.

    Turns out you don't actually need all the notes of a chord present to get the essence of a chord. All you really need are the chord tones that are directly responsible for creating the color or characteristic sound of the chord. For a seventh chord all you really need are the 3rd and 7th (flat 7) of the chord to create the characteristic sound of the chord. The third and seventh are the color tones of the chord with the root and fifth the power tones.

    17

    E7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position E7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    18

    F7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position F7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

    19

    G7 - Open Position and Movable Forms

    Open position G7 and its movable form and variations - Sevenths, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

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