Module 1 - Ambient Chords (Spread Triads)
From 5th string
C Cm C dim
3fr. 3fr. 3fr.
13 4 13 2 12 3
Csus2 Csus4
3fr. 3fr.
14 2 13 4
From 6th string
C Cm C dim
8fr. 8fr. 8fr.
13 2 14 2 13 2
Csus2 Csus4
7fr. 8fr.
24 1 13 4
KORDZ Program - Antoine Michaud
Module 1 : Spread Triads - Exercises
* Play each chord progression in the restricted fretboard region.
Root can only be from frets 5 to 7:
#1: Em – Bm – D – Am – Em – Bm – A
Root can only be from frets 8 to 12:
#2: F – C – Dm – Am – Gsus4 – G
Root can only be from frets 2 to 5:
#3: Bm – G – D – A – Bm – C#dim – D – F# – Bm
Root can only be from frets 5 to 9 :
#4: E – F#m – B – E – A – Am – E
Root can only be from frets 1 to 4:
#5: Cm – Bdim – Bb – Ab – Gsus4 – Gsus2 – G
Root can only be from frets 4 to 6 :
#6: C# – D#m – A#m – G# – C#sus2 – C#
Root can only be from frets 6 to 10 :
#7 : Dm – C – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F – Gm
Root can only be from frets 12 to 14 :
#8 : A – Bsus4 – B – Esus2 – E
Module 2 - Harmonization
Harmonization of a Major scale
I ii iii IV V vi vii (dim)
Major minor minor Major Major minor diminished
C Dm Em F G Am B dim
3fr. 5fr. 7fr. 8fr. 10fr. 12fr. 14fr.
From 5th
string
13 4 13 2 13 2 13 4 13 4 13 2 13 4
C Dm Em F G Am B dim
8fr. 10fr. 12fr. 3fr. 5fr. 7fr.
From 6th
string
13 2 14 2 14 2 13 2 13 2 14 2 13 2
KORDZ program - Antoine Michaud
Module 2 : Exercises
a) Play the major scale only with your index finger on the same string.
‘’Tone – Tone – Semitone – Tone – Tone – Tone – Semitone’’
#1: F major scale – from the 6th string
#2: B major scale – from the 5th string
#3: C# major scale – from the 5th string
#4: G major scale – from the 6th string
#5: Bb major scale – from the 5th string
#6: D major scale – from the 6th string
*(jump back down one octave if you need to)
b) Harmonize all 7 degrees of those major scales with the right chords (starting from the
string of your choice).
#7: Bb major scale
#8: F major scale
#9: D major scale
#10: G major scale
#11: B major scale
#12: E major scale
#13: Ab major scale
#14: C# major scale
#15: F# major scale
c) In the key of C major, play the chords in the order indicated by the Roman numerals.
#16: I – vi – V – ii – I
#17: I – iii – vi – V – I
#18: I – IV – vi – vii(dim) – I
#19: I – V – IV – iii – I
