The Chords that Sound like “Love”

The Add9 major Chord

Hey guys, today I want to share this beautiful chord progression in E major using add9 chords.

I personally think that add9 chords are probably the sweetest chords you can play in music as they sound sweet and beautiful.

In this guitar lesson, I want to show you how the add9 chords can build beautiful chord progressions that sound melodic. The goal is to play chords that sound like a melody.

I love melodies, so I want chords to sound melodic too. The basic chords such as major and minor don’t have this characteristic, so I usually experiment with chords with extensions such as add9 chords and 11th/13th chords.

I really hope this guitar lesson inspires you.

My goal is to provide inspirational content that you guys can use to write your own music.

Practicing the exercise for a technical purpose is fine, and remember to experiment and come up with your own ideas.

Good luck and enjoy this lesson.

The Video

The Chords

The add9 chord is definitely one of the most melodic chords you’ll find in music. It is an incredible tool that you can use to spice up your chords and make them beautiful.

The chord progression we will be working on goes as follows: Aadd9 – Eadd9 – Aadd9 – C#madd9 – Aadd9 – Eadd9 – Bmaj(#11).

Difference Between Major/Minor and Add9

One of the things that make the add9 chords so easy to play is that only one note is necessary to go from the basic major and minor triad to an add9 chord.

Example: The basic E major triad is built with these three notes E – G# – B, while the Eadd9 chord will have E – G# – B – F#.

The add9 chord is not only simple but also really friendly. I mean that you will be able to easily implement these chords as they don’t sound too “hard” or complex. The 9th only adds extra color to the basic chord without changing its sound.

Chords such as 11th, 13th, b13, or alt are much harder to learn and implement.

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