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Sorry.

I should have ended where I started.

I'll make it simpler.

Exercise 1.

Learn to play the chords G, C and D.

Exercise 2.

Start playing the G chord and change from the G to the C and back several times before ending back on the G.

Take your time on each chord and listen carefully to the sounds they make and how they sound in relation to each other.

Exercise 3. Repeat exercise 2 using the G and D chords, starting and ending on G.

Exercise 4. Start on G and use all three chords in whatever order you like, always liustening to how they sound in relation to each other, but always remembering to return from time to time to the G chord to remind yourself of what key you are in.

Finish on the G.


These exercises will help a beginner to understand basic harony as their ear develops, and soon they will begin to be able to anticipate what chords to play in any song in the key of G.

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Academic fact number 1 - In the key of G, The G chord iis known as the tonic chord or Chord I.

Acedemic fact number 2 - In the Key of G, the C chord is known as the subdominant chord or chord IV

Academic fact number 3 - In the key of G, The D chord is known as the Dominant chord or chord V

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The movement from V to I (the changte from D to G) is known in western harmony as "perfect cadence". This is the most fundamental concept in western music theory.

There is something very satisfying about playing G then D then G again.

The D seems to "set up" the return to G and if you leave it hanging it creates a sense of expectation.

To get an idea of this, play G three times and then D once.

You will feel a need to return to G to get a sense of completion.


If you want to push the boundaries, try playing G 3 times and then D7 once.

The addition of the 7 to the dominant chord enhaces the sense of expectation.


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The point of doing these exercises is to helkp develop an ear for harmony.

Once you have developed an ear for basic harmony, you will begin to hear it everywhere and you will become much more instinctive and be able to apply these instincts in keys other than G without having to have your hand held.