Chord Hacking 101
Turn the chords you already know into the ones you wish you could play.
You don’t need a hundred new shapes. There’s one simple rule that takes the open chords you already own… G, C, D, Em… and opens them up into slash chords, suspensions, and rich 7ths. The same old songs suddenly sound like something more.
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The idea
There’s one rule behind every interesting chord you’ve ever heard.
If you’ve been through Guitar Theory Unlocked, you already know how chords are built. This is where you put that to work. And it comes down to a single rule, the one every chord-hacker leans on.
Take a chord you already know. Then borrow any note from the scale it lives in, and tack it on. That’s the whole trick. Every richer chord you’ve ever admired… the suspended ones, the smooth 7ths, the ones with a little ache in them… is just a plain chord with the right note added.
Once you see it, a single G major stops being one chord and becomes a dozen. You stop reaching for the same four shapes and start dropping in little colors and movements on the fly… the kind of thing that makes a three-chord song sound like you actually know what you’re doing.
You don’t need new chords. You need to hack the ones you’ve already got.
Yes! For the first time, I had lightbulbs flashing. I learned things about chords and scales I didn’t know before. Thanks for teaching the things others overlook.
Gregory T. LarsonWhat’s inside
The modifications that do the heavy lifting.
Just over two hours, built one modification at a time, all on chords you already play. Here’s what you’ll add to your hands.
- The chord-hacker’s #1 rule. The single move that turns any chord you know into a launchpad for a dozen more. Get this one idea and the rest of the course is you exploring, not memorizing.
- Slash chords. The bass-note trick that makes a plain progression sound like it’s walking somewhere. It’s in half the songs you love, and almost nobody explains it.
- Suspended 4 and suspended 2 chords. The two suspensions that add a little tension and release to an ordinary strum… the sound behind a thousand intros you’d know in a heartbeat.
- Minor 7th chords. The most relaxed, “smooth” sound on the guitar, and where it’s hiding inside the minor chords you already play.
- Major 7th chords. The dreamy, wistful voicing that instantly makes a chord sound more grown-up… and the one small change that gets you there.
- Dominant 7th chords. The chord with a built-in pull back toward home, the engine under nearly every blues and a hundred classic songs.
Every one is built on a shape you already own, so you’re adding colour, not starting over.
Level up, or your money back.
Go through the lessons, try the modifications on the chords you already play. If they don’t make your playing sound richer and more interesting within 60 days, email me and I’ll refund every penny. No questions, no weasel clauses, no hard feelings. I’ve never once turned down a refund inside that window. I’ll teach it slowly and patiently, and I think you can do this.
Jonathan
Get the course
Give your chords a serious upgrade.
Everything you need to make your chords more interesting.
- Turn a single open chord into a dozen richer variations
- Add slash chords, suspensions, and 7ths to songs you already play
- Make a plain three-chord progression sound far more sophisticated
- Drop little chord colours and movements in on the fly
- Put your guitar theory to work on real, everyday chords
- Start finding your own voicings instead of copying everyone else’s
What's included 8 step-by-step lessons, just over two hours of video · every modification (slash, sus2, sus4, minor 7th, major 7th, dominant 7th) demonstrated on chords you already play · tabs and chord diagrams · lifetime access · 60-day money-back guarantee
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Hack the chords you already know.
You put in the time to learn your chords. This is how you get more out of them… not by memorizing a hundred new shapes, but by opening up the ones already under your fingers. Add two or three of these this week, and your same old songs start to sound new.