Today, I’m going to show you how to convert your standard major or minor chords into a more bluesy sounding style. I’m going to use an A chord, a D chord, and an E chord as examples. We’ll look at these chords in both the open position and bar chord position, depending on your current guitar level.

So how do we make these chords sound more bluesy? We do this by adding what’s called the seventh. This is also referred to as a dominant seven, or D dominant seven, or E dominant seven. When you play these three seventh chords together, you create a bluesier sound.

For example, if you take an A major chord and remove the middle finger, you can hear this bluesy sound.

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This note is what makes the bluesy sound. You can play the A chord with three fingers, as well.

Now let’s try this with the D and E chords.

For the D chord, you’ll remove the middle finger, and replace it with the pinky finger.

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And for the E chord, you’ll remove the index finger and add the pinky finger.

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You can practice this by playing the chords in sequence and hear how the bluesy sound comes through.

So there you have it! You can now convert your major or minor chords and use the sevens to create a bluesy sound. So grab your guitar and give it a try!

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