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The root note, also known as the tonic, is the most important note in a chord. It stabilizes the sound by determining the
“mode” of the chord, xing the composition of the other notes in the chord. The name of the chord structure depends
on the interval of each note above the root note in the chord.
• When the root pitch is a perfect fth away from the fth note and a major or minor third from the third note, they are
called “major chords” and “minor chords”.
• When the root pitch is a major third and an augmented fth or a minor triad and a diminished fth from the third note
and fth note, they are called the “augmented chord” and “diminished chord”.
According to the principle of third superposition, we can add a seventh (seven intervals from the root note) and ninth
(nine intervals from the root note) on the triad to form a “seventh chord”, “ninth chord”, “eleventh chord” and “thirteenth
chord”.
Please refer to a chord chart or use a chord reference for more information on chord types.
Chord Inversion
The “inversion” of a chord is formed by turning the root note upward and placing the third or fth note in the lowest
position. The chord is called an “inversion chord” when the root of the chord is not in the lowest position.
This instrument supports playing chords by using inversion chord ngering. When Bass inversion mode is turned on,
the ngering of standard chords and the ngering of inversion chords will have dierent eects.
Chord Name
A chord name can tell you almost everything you need to know about a chord, including: the root of the chord, whether
the chord is a major chord or a minor chord, an augmented chord or a diminished chord, a seventh chord or a ninth
chord, and so on.
For example, the name below clearly indicates that the root of the chord is C, and the chord type is a minor triad, so this
chord is a minor triad with C as the root.
Please refer to a chord chart or use a chord reference for more information on chord names.
Single-ngered
In Single-ngered Mode, you can play Major chords, Minor chords, Seventh chords, and Minor seventh chords by using
up to three ngers. Let’s take for example a chord with root C and introduce the ngering for these four chords.
In Single Finger mode, you can play these four chords with a single nger.
Styles