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By Jamie Harrison
Music Theory Mastery
How to Use This BookThis book is a collection of all the most practical parts of the Music Theory Mastery course. While everything is already featured throughout the course, the resource ebook takes all the most useful information including the full Chord Dictionary featured throughout the course, Scales, Tables, Graphics and Charts.
Use this book as a reference when trying to find a specific piece of information quickly. It is divided into three sections; The Chord Dictionary, Scales, and finally Tables, Graphics and Charts.
Best of luck on getting your head around theory!
All my best
Jamie
Chord Dictionary
NOTE: All root notes are lowest note in the chord unless stated otherwise
Part 1 - The Basics
Open Major Chords
A Major
C Major
D Major
E Major
G Major
B and F covered later…
Open Minor Chords
A Minor
D Minor
E Minor
Open Sus2 Chords
A Sus2
C Sus2
D Sus2
E Sus2
G Sus2
A Sus4
Open Sus4 Chords
C Sus4
D Sus4
E Sus4
G Sus4
Open add9 Chords
A add9
C add9
D add9
**Root note on: String 2, Fret 3
E add9
G add9
Barre Chords1st form Major Barre Chord
1st Form Minor Barre Chord
2nd form Major Barre Chord
2nd Form Minor Barre Chord
1st Form sus2 Barre Chord
• This chord can’t really be played as a standard Barre Chord, so we will cover it later in ‘Strat Style
Chords’
1st Form sus4 Barre Chord
2nd form sus2 Barre Chord*
2nd Form sus4 Barre Chord
1st form Major add9 Barre Chord
1st Form Minor add9 Barre Chord
F and BF Major
B Major
**Root note on: String 3, Fret 4
‘Strat Style’ ChordsMajor Triad
Minor Triad
Sus2 Triad
Sus4 Triad
Diminished ChordsA# Diminished
Note: Move a diminished Chord around by 3 frets and you’ll have the same diminished chord
F# Diminished
Tip: Move a diminished Chord around by 3 frets and you’ll have the same diminished chord. So you now know 5 positions for this chord.
Augmented ChordsG# Augmented
Note: Move an Augmented Chord around by 4 frets and you’ll have the same diminished chord
C# Augmented
Note: Move an Augmented Chord around by 4 frets and you’ll have the same diminished chord
Chord Dictionary
NOTE: All root notes are lowest note in the chord unless stated otherwise
Part 2 - The CAGED Shapes
The CAGED Shapes
C-Shape
**Root note on: String 3
A-Shape
G-Shape
**Root note on: String 3
E-Shape
D-Shape
Chord Dictionary
NOTE: All root notes are lowest note in the chord unless stated otherwise
Part 3 - Inversions
A/E
Inversion Examples
A/C#
Am/E
Am/C
C/G
C/E
Dm/F
D/F#
D/A
Dm/A
E/G#
E/B
Em/B
Em/G
F/A
F/C
G/B
G/D
Chord Dictionary
NOTE: All root notes are lowest note in the chord unless stated otherwise
Part 4 - 7th Chords
Open Maj7 Chords
A Major 7
B Major 7
**Root note not present
C Major 7
D Major 7
E Major 7
F Major 7
G Major 7
Open Min7 Chords
A Minor 7
B Minor 7
C Minor 7
D Minor 7
E Minor 7
F Minor 7
**Root note on: String 1, Fret 1
G Minor 7
Open 7 ChordsA7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
G7
1st Form Barre 7 Chords
Major 7 “Barre”
Chord
Minor 7 Barre Chord
7 Barre Chord
2nd Form Barre 7 ChordsMajor 7 “Barre”
Chord
Minor 7 Barre Chord
7 Barre Chord
m7b5 ChordC Minor 7 Flat 5
Note: Move a m7b5 Chord around by 3 frets and you’ll have the same diminished chord
Chord Dictionary
NOTE: All root notes are lowest note in the chord unless stated otherwise
Part 5 - 7th CAGED Shapes
Maj7 CAGED Shapes
C-Shape
A-Shape
G-Shape
E-Shape
D-Shape
Min7 CAGED Shapes
C-Shape
A-Shape
G-Shape
**Root Note on: 3rd string
E-Shape
D-Shape
‘7’ CAGED ShapesC-Shape
A-Shape
G-Shape
E-Shape
D-Shape
ScalesPart 1 - Pentatonic
Shape 1
Shape 2
Shape 3
Shape 4
Shape 5
Shape 1
Shape 2
Shape 3
Shape 4
Shape 5
ScalesPart 2 - Blues
Shape 1• The extra ‘Blue Note’ in each scale is marked in
Blue in each scale shape
Shape 2
Shape 3
Shape 4
Shape 5
ScalesPart 3 - Major
Shape 1
Shape 2
Shape 3
Shape 4
Shape 5
ScalesPart 4 - 3 Notes Per String (3NPS)
Shape 1
Shape 2
Shape 3
Shape 4
Shape 5
Shape 6
Shape 7
Tables, Graphs and Charts
Key Signatures
Key Signatures
The Circle Of FifthsThe Circle Of Fifths
Charlie
Gets
Drunk
After
Eight
Beers
Freddie
Buys
Ecstasy
After
Drinking
GinMiner had to go 3km
Below ground
Conservative Charlie
(No Sharp or Flats Keys)
Fashionable Freddy
(All Flat Keys)
Notes in Each KeyKey 1st Scale Degree 2nd Scale Degree 3rd Scale Degree 4th Scale Degree 5th Scale Degree 6th Scale Degree 7th Scale Degree
A A B C# D E F# G#Bb Bb C D Eb F G AB B C# D# E F# G# A#C C D E F G A B
Db Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb CD D E F# G A B C#
Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C DE E F# G# A B C# D#F F G A Bb C D E
Gb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb FG G A B C D E F#
Ab Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
The Number System
I. ii. iii. IV. V. vi. vii°
Note: Large letters are Major, whereas small letters are Minor
IntervalsNumber of Semi-Tones Name of Interval
0 Perfect Unison
1 Minor Second
2 Major Second
3 Minor Third
4 Major Third
5 Perfect Fourth
6 Diminished Fifth OR Augmented Fourth
7 Perfect Fifth
8 Minor Sixth
9 Major Sixth
10 Minor Seventh
11 Major Seventh
12 Perfect Octave
Fifths on The Neck 2 • Number the fifths from the C-note from 0 - 5 • That’s how many sharps is in that key
013
245
The Circle of Fourths
132
465
• Number the fourths from the F-note down the first fret from 1 - 6. On strings 1 and 2, use the 2nd fret
• That’s how many flats is in that key
Basic Chord FormulasName 1st Note 2nd Note 3rd Note 4th Note
Maj 1 3 5
Min 1 b3 5
Sus2 1 2 5
Sus4 1 4 5
Add9 1 3 5 9
5th 1 5
7 Chord FormulasName 1st Note 2nd Note 3rd Note 4th Note
Maj7 1 3 5 7
Min7 1 b3 5 b7
Dom7 1 3 5 b7
m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7
How 7th Chords are writtenName
Maj7 CMaj7 CMa7 C C
Min7 Cmin7 Cm7 Cmi7 C
Dom7 C7 C
m7b5 Cm7b5 Cm7 C C
7
-7
7
(b5) 7
M7b5 can also be written as it’s Relative Major, with a minor and an inversion with that chord in the bass
Symbol
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
˜ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Dead Note
b Bend
pb Pre-Bend
br Bend Release
pbr Pre-bend Release
brb Bend Release Bend
t Right hand tap
s Legato slide
S Shift Slide
* Natural Harmonic
[n] Artificial Harmonic
n(n) Tapped Harmonic
tr Trill
TP Tremolo-Picking
PM or _ or . Palm muting
N.C No chord: tacet or rest
\n/ Tremolo arm dip (n = amount)
\n Tremolo arm down
/n Tremolo arm up
/n\ Tremolo arm inverted dip
(equal sign) Hold bend
<> Volume Swell
./. Pick Slide
Interval Name Interval Alternate NameUnison 0 Aug Diminished Second
Minor Second Dim m2 Major
Augmented Unison
Major Second Minor M2 Aug Diminished Third
Minor Third Dim m3 Major
Augmented Second
Major Third Minor M3 Aug Diminished Fourth
Perfect Fourth Dim 4 Aug Augmented Third
Diminished Fifth/Augmented Fourth Dim Tritone Aug Diminished Fifth/Augmented Fourth
Perfect Fifth Dim 5 Aug Diminished Sixth
Minor Sixth Minor m6 Major
Augmented Fifth
Major Sixth Dim M6 Major
Diminished Seventh
Minor Seventh Minor m7 Aug Augmented Sixth
Major Seventh Minor M7 Aug Diminished Octave
Perfect Octave Dim Octave Augmented Seventh
Up One Semi-toneDown One Semi-Tone
Mode Example• Let’s take the note C, and find each of the modes of C
Mode Major Scale
Reason?C Ionian C The Ionian mode is based on the first scale degree. The first
scale degree in C, is, of course C
C Dorian A# The Dorian mode is based on the second (minor) scale degree. The second scale degree in A# is C minor
C Phrygian G# The Phrygian mode is based on the third (minor) scale degree. The third scale degree in A# is C minor
C Lydian G The Lydian mode is based on the fourth scale degree. The fourth scale degree in G is C
C Mixolydian F The Mixolydian mode is based on the fifth scale degree. The fifth scale degree in F is C
C Aeolian D# The Aeolian mode is based on the sixth (minor) scale degree. The sixth scale degree in D# is C minor
C Locrian C# The Locrian mode is based on the seventh (diminished) scale degree. The sixth scale degree in C# is C (diminished)
Note Frequency Note Frequency
A1 28 A4 220
B1 31 B4 247
C1 33 C4 262
D1 37 D4 294
E1 41 E4 330
F1 44 F4 349
G1 49 G4 392
A2 55 A5 440
B2 62 B5 494
C2 65 C5 523
D2 73 D5 587
E2 82 E5 659
F2 87 F5 698
G2 98 G5 784
A3 110 A6 880
B3 123 B6 988
C3 131 C6 1047
D3 147 D6 1175
E3 165 E6 1319
F3 175 F6 1397
G3 196 G6 1568
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