There is always a way to make chords interesting. In this lesson, I want to show you a simple trick that will take your chords to the next level.

The trick is straightforward: We can change the interval structure of the chord to make it sound more exciting and beautiful.

On the guitar, it’s really simple to do that. We can simply add an open string between the notes of the chords to change its interval structure.

But, what does it mean to “Change the interval structure of a chord?”

As you probably know, a chord is made up of notes from the scale. The most basic chord in music is played with only three notes: The I (root), the III (3rd), and the V (5th). This basic chord can also be called a triad. We can also add more notes to the chord, such as the VII, IX, XI, and XIII.

The notes that make up the chords are always higher in pitch. So, the III is still higher in pitch than the I. The V is always higher in pitch than the I and III, the VII is always higher in pitch than the I, III, and V. Same thing for the IX, XII, and XIII.

If you watch the notes written on the music stave, you can see how the notes go alway up.

To change the interval structure of the chord, it means to play the notes of the chord in a different order so that some of the notes are lower in pitch and don’t necessarily follow the usual chord structure.

In this lesson, I am going to show you how this can be done with a bunch of chords in A minor.

Enjoy this lesson.