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Intermediate Level

At least some familiarity with the guitar.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
English

What you will learn

  • Look at a lead sheet and play chord voicings

  • Construct triads, 7th chords, and inversions

  • Play and know the voicings of various chord qualities such as a major triad, minor triad, dominant 7, and gospel chords

  • Play triads over bass notes

Skills you will gain

  • playing guitar
  • Music
  • Music notation
  • Guitar chords
  • Guitar
Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
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Intermediate Level

At least some familiarity with the guitar.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
English

Instructor

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Berklee

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
2 hours to complete

Welcome to Guitar Chord Voicings: Playing Up The Neck!

2 hours to complete
7 readings
2 hours to complete

Triad Inversions

2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 16 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

Barre and Power Chords

2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 5 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
2 hours to complete

Seventh Chords: Drop-2

2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 7 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
4 hours to complete

Chord Substitutions, Diatonic Chords, and Gospel Chords

4 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 14 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

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