{"id":16253,"date":"2016-10-28T11:19:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T18:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=16253"},"modified":"2024-07-22T23:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T06:25:09","slug":"chords-scales-related","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/chords-scales-related\/","title":{"rendered":"How Chords and Scales are Related (How the Guitar Works!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The guitar can be a fairly confusing instrument at times. \u00a0We have chords, melodies, overlapping notes on the strings, and more. \u00a0Isn&#8217;t guitar supposed to be easy?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is a &#8220;G chord&#8221; made of these notes?<\/li>\n<li>Why is a &#8220;D chord&#8221; different?<\/li>\n<li>How are scales made?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the deal with bar chords?<\/li>\n<li>Why should I care about any of this?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9K01pYwIRY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">These are deep questions, and the answer to each is intertwined with the rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re just starting out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/learn-guitar-chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learning chords<\/a> is perhaps your highest leverage practice. \u00a0Learn your basic chords first, and everything else will follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">But as you focus in on your technique, you&#8217;ll likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/practicing-scales-on-the-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">start practicing scales<\/a>. \u00a0While these may seem like just a technical exercise with little rhythm or reason, they are in fact integrally connected with chords. \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-scales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five basic scales shapes<\/a> actually gave birth to the most <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/chords\">common guitar chords<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">And as you play more and more advanced music, and develop your skills at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/memorize-music-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">memorizing music<\/a>, it will help greatly to know how chords and scales are related. \u00a0By understanding this, you&#8217;ll be able to make connections and recognize patterns that you&#8217;d otherwise miss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guitar can be a fairly confusing instrument at times. \u00a0We have chords, melodies, overlapping notes on the strings, and more. \u00a0Isn&#8217;t guitar supposed to be easy? 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