In this post the term chord families is used to group chords with similar properties in a more interesting and useful way. In fact, it's a categorisation of the harmonic function of chords. You probably already know that within the major scale there are 7 possible diatonic chords; some major in tonality, some minor and a single diminished chord.
In this Beginning Guitar 101 video I want to explain a little about a concept I deal with a lot in future videos of common chord patterns and specifically chord families. Now, common chord patterns are short little phrases of chords. You see three or four chords that are commonly used in popular music.
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Understand the common 'chord families' that are used in almost all of your favorite songs (this is the precursor to playing by ear!) Read chord charts, guitar tabs, and play with a metronome Understand the basics of the musical alphabet and why chord progressions are so common After this, you'll be able to mix different chords
There are a few different ways to answer this question, but we'll start with the most common guitar chords in rock music according to chord family. The most common guitar chords are usually going to be major or minor chords, and the most common families of chords are the I, IV, and V chords. In the key of C, these chords would be C, F, and G