How to understand chords! | Learn how to read chord symbols - mandolin edition

Have you ever stumbled across a chord symbol that you had no clue how to understand? What is a Gsus chord? What does a slash chord mean? This video breaks down how chords are made and how you can understand them so that you can play whatever chord you want to!

0:00 -Intro
0:44 -Basic understanding of how chords are made
1:56 -Creating a C chord
3:33 -Cmaj7
5:12 -C7
6:10 -Making Gmaj7 and G7 chords
7:44 -Suspended chords like Gsus4 and Gsus2
10:31 -Slash chords
12:53 -Final thoughts

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