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Not only this, but we actually abbreviate Major chords even further. Whenever we play any Major chord, we are actually playing the Major triad. For a quick reference, here is a chart of all 12 Major scales:Īll you really need to know is that stacking thirds produces chords that sound good and usable (as opposed to stacking 4ths, for example, which can sound a bit weird and ‘out there’). Therefore, the notes in the D Major scale are the same.Īnd so on it goes. The D Major scale contains the following notes: Therefore, the notes in the key of C Major are: For example, the C Major scale contains the following notes: If you don’t, I suggest you go and read this lesson on Major scales here.Īs a brief summary, the Major scale is a 7-note scale that determines the notes inside a given key. This means that you also need to understand what the Major scale is. Triads are simply three-note chords, built from the Major scale, by stacking thirds.

To understand how chords work, you need to understand what triads are. These chord tones (and alterations of them) can be added to chords, to form extensions. Extensions (2s, 4s and 6s) – 7th chords include the chord tones 1, 3, 5 and 7 (or alterations of those chord tones).7th Chords – When you stack an extra 3rd on a triad, you get a 7th chord.Triads – Triads form the basic chords that most people know and use pretty much all the time (Major and minor) as well as a few which are less used (augmented and diminished).The following outlines the three main categories of chords that we will explore. Lesson Breakdownīecause this is such a long lesson, it will be useful to provide a brief overview of how this lesson will be structured. If you hear how a new word sounds, you can probably guess what the spelling of the word is, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, but sometimes you come across exceptions.

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I compare this to learning how to spell words in English. Learning about chords is a mixture of logic and seemingly arbitrary rules.

Rule #3 – You can change the octave of notes.

Rule #1 – You can change the order of notes.

I’m going to simply state what these rules are, and then come back to them at relevant points throughout the lesson: Having said that, the following (unofficial) rules will help you navigate through some of the confusing aspects of chord construction. If you have a PHD in chord theory, and you are reading this, I apologise. We will explore some of these areas more as we go, but keep in mind that the nature of playing chords on the guitar means that some rules and variations are kind of specific to the guitar itself. It’s worth mentioning that there are some grey areas when it comes to chord construction, especially when dealing with the guitar. Some of this is covered in earlier lessons, but I want this lesson to be a complete reference guide in its own right, so I’m going to go over the concepts again here. To do this, we need to go back to basics. Hopefully, by the end of this lesson, you will be able to look at a chord label, and figure out how to play it, by building the chord yourself. While we will use some chord diagrams, the purpose is to help you understand how to build chords yourself. We’re going to look at how to deconstruct chord labels, both simple and complex, so that you will know which notes should be included in each chord. The preceding lessons are more of a practical guide to learning chords – in which order should you learn them and how they fit in to rough categories. If you’re new to chords, it would be worth going back and reading those lessons. In the first few lessons, we looked at basic open chords, then went onto bar chords, suspended chords, and jazz chords.

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This lesson is part five of a series of lessons on chords.

Doubling Up, Changing Octaves, and Moving Notes Around.

Before we go into too much detail though, we need to go back to the basics and start from there.

But by the end of it, you should have the ability (or at least a one-page reference guide) to figure out any chord that you come across. This lesson is not for the faint-hearted. The B Major 6 chord, for example, is made up of the B Major chord, as well as the 6th note of the Major scale. There are some obvious applications of numbers and labels that happen.

In some ways, ‘figuring out’ chords is relatively easy. That’s what we’re going to try to break down in this lesson.