One chord. One idea.
Your course, at your pace. Hear it, play it, understand it.
Major chords & the foundations
Find the root, build a triad, and connect neighboring chords.
Your course · six chapters
You can revisit completed lessons. Each new lesson opens after four self-logged chord returns and a short theory checkpoint. Microphone feedback is optional.
The highlighted neighbor is your practice destination. Other lesson choices open as you progress; completed chords stay available for review.
Neighboring circle roots are a perfect fifth apart. The roots are seven semitones apart. Listen to how the chord quality changes the sound.
How do I read this map?
Start at C and move clockwise. Each step moves the root up seven semitones (a perfect fifth), with notes wrapping into a new octave. Click an available chord to review its lesson. This is a map of musical relationships, not a difficulty ranking.
♯ means sharp; ♭ means flat. F♯ and G♭ name the same pitch on a guitar. We use D♭, A♭, E♭ and B♭ to keep this side of the circle easy to read.
C major → G
The root gives a chord its name
A chord combines notes heard together. The root is the note the chord is built from. In C, that root is C. It can appear on more than one guitar string.
Try this: Listen to the root, hum it, then find its name in the chord recipe below.
Three distinct notes. One chord.
C major combines root, third, fifth. Listen to the note names below, then bring them to your guitar.
A chord tone is a distinct note name. A guitar shape can use more strings by repeating those notes, sometimes in another octave. It is still the same chord.
C → E → G → C → E. 5 strings, 3 distinct note names.
Review, then take the next step.
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