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203 | The 4 MOST IMPORTANT Chords
the trick to learning chords
Mike George
April 08, 2023
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You CAN learn a bunch of chords ... but really, there are only 4 chords you should start with. And once you learn these, it's easy to build from there.

This video shows you exactly which chords -- and why.

And here are the diagrams that I explainin this video. For you to explore at your own pace:

THE 4 ESSENTIAL TRIADS (key of C)


TWO SETS OF WHOLE-STEPS

TERTIAN INTERVALS

GUITAR CHORDS IN ALL 12 KEYS

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331 | Sunday Live Stream - 23 March, 2025

Hey, join the live stream Sunday, March 23 @ 10:00 a.m. MDT (UTC-6).
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323 | Playing with the ChordMap (sevenths version)

We're hanging out via live stream Saturday, February 15 at 9:00 a.m. (UTC-7) -- to play with the ChordMap (sevenths version). Chat Live or post questions on Locals in advance.

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Mike George@MikeGeorge
January 03, 2025
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319 | Lesson 1 + Q&A

To understand music, you must start at the beginning -- by asking the basic question, "what exactly is music theory?"

The answer may surprise you, as this lesson explains.

In this live stream, we walk through the main points of Lesson 1 from the Guitar Theory course, followed by a Q&A.

Join us Saturday, January 4 @ 9:00 a.m. (UTC-7). Here's the link:

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