Major Triad (chord) A chord is three or more notes played simultaneously

Major Triad (chord) A chord is three or more notes played simultaneously –Two notes played together is not a chord, but it can suggest a chord

Major Triad (chord) By definition the first, third, and fifth tones of the major scale are the tones that comprise a Major Chord If we look at a C scale –C D E F G A B C

Major Triad (chord) By definition the first, third and fifth tones of the major scale are the tones that comprise a Major Chord If we look at a C scale –C D E F G A B C C is the First

Major Triad (chord) By definition the first, third and fifth tones of the major scale are the tones that comprise a Major Chord If we look at a C scale –C D E F G A B C C is the First E is the Third

Major Triad (chord) By definition the first, third and fifth tones of the major scale are the tones that comprise a Major Chord If we look at a C scale –C D E F G A B C C is the First E is the Third G is the Fifth

Major Triad (chord) Do you remember our scales from the last session? Let’s look at how the C scale in a linear form.

Major Triad (chord) A major triad consists of the first tone, the third tone, and the fifth tone of the major scale. (I-iii-V) –That is for a C chord we have the first tone (or root), C; the third tone, E; and the fifth tone G.

Major Triad (chord) If we look at a G scale –G A B C D E F G G is the First B is the Third D is the Fifth

Major Triad (chord) We can get all the Major chords in a similar way Let’s look at this from last month session on Major Scales

Major Triad (chord) We can get all the Major chords in a similar way Let’s look at this from last month session on Major Scales First

Major Triad (chord) We can get all the Major chords in a similar way Let’s look at this from last month session on Major Scales First Third

Major Triad (chord) We can get all the Major chords in a similar way Let’s look at this from last session on Major Scales First Third Fifth

Major Triad (chord) The common chords you most likely will play are:

Minor Triad (chord) To make a minor chord you take the major chord and flat the third

Dominant Seventh Chord To make a dominant seventh chord (G 7, D 7, E 7, etceteras) you add a flatted (or minor) seventh to the major chord.

Dominant Seventh Chord You may wonder why we added a flatted seventh to the major chord. Observe the proper name for the chord is the Dominant Seventh Chord. –That means we took the chord from another scale — the scale for which the seventh chord is the dominant tone. (I.E. the fourth.) G 7 comes for the C scale, D 7 comes from the G scale, etceteras.

Other Chords A sixth chord is the I-iii-V-vi A ninth chord is the I-iii-V-ix A six-nine chord is I-iii-V-vi-ix A major seventh chord is I-iii-V-viii o An augmented chord is I-iii-#V A diminished chord is I- b iii- b V- A diminished seventh chord is I- b iii- b V- bb vii

Other Chords A minor sixth chord is the I- b iii-V-vi A minor ninth chord is the I- b iii-V-ix A minor six-nine chord is I- b iii-V-vi-ix A minor (dominant) seventh chord is I- b iii-V- b viii o

Chord Inversions There are three different ways to play a Major Chord

Chord Inversions There are three different ways to play a Major Chord The root position G E C

Chord Inversions The first inversion C G E

Chord Inversions The second inversion E C G

Chord Inversions All three together RootFirst InversionSecond Inversion GCE EGC CEG Inversions apply to all chords not just major chords

Chord Doubling There are only three tones in a Major Chord –The root, the third, and the fifth

Chord Doubling There are only three tones in a Major Chord –The root, the third, and the fifth If we have fourth tone and one of the tones is repeated at a different octave, that is called doubling

Chord Doubling There are only three tones in a Major Chord –The root, the third, and the fifth If we add fourth tone and one of the tones is repeated at a different octave, that is called doubling (within a chord) C G E C

Chord Doubling Doubling may be done in any inversions. Any tone in a chord can be doubled If you have five, six, seven, etceteras, tones in a chord and all the tones are either the root, third, or fifth tones, it is doubling. Doubling may be done in any chord not just a major chord.

Chords There are some things you should know about a Major Chord

Chords There are some things you should know about a Major Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third

Chords There are some things you should know about a Major Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Perfect Fifth

Major Chord There are some things you should know about a Major Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Perfect Fifth The harmonic interval between the third and the fifth is a Minor Third

Major Chord Let’s graphically look at a major chord G Minor Third E Perfect Fifth Major Third C

Minor Chord There are some things you should know about a Minor Chord

Minor Chord There are some things you should know about a Minor Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Minor Third

Mlnor Chord There are some things you should know about a Minor Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Minor Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Perfect Fifth

Minor Chords There are some things you should know about a Minor Chord The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Minor Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Perfect Fifth The harmonic interval between the third and the fifth is a Major Third

Minor Chords Let’s graphically look at a minor chord G Major Third Eb Perfect Fifth Minor Third C

Augmented Chords There are some things you should know about a Augmented Chords

Augmented Chords There are some things you should know about a Augmented Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third

Augmented Chords There are some things you should know about a Augmented Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Augmented Fifth

Augmented Chords There are some things you should know about a Augmented Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the third is a Major Third The harmonic interval between the root and the Fifth is a Augmented Fifth The harmonic interval between the third and the fifth is a Major Third

Augmented Chords A graphic look at an augmented chord G# Major Third E Augmented Fifth Major Third C

Augmented Chords There are only four augmented chords –C E G# (E G# B#) (G# B# D##)  Ab –G B D# (B D# F##) (D# F## A##)  Eb –F A C# (A C# E#) (C# F A)  F –D F# A# (F# A# C##) (A# C## E##)  Bb

Diminished Chords There are some things you should know about a Diminished Seventh Chords

Diminished Chords There are some things you should know about a Diminished Seventh Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the flatted third is a Minor Third

Diminished Chords There are some things you should know about a Diminished Seventh Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the flatted third is a Minor Third The harmonic interval between the flatted third and the flatted fifth is a Minor Third

Diminished Chords There are some things you should know about a Diminished Seventh Chords The harmonic interval between the root and the flatted third is a Minor Third The harmonic interval between the flatted third and the flatted fifth is a Minor Third The harmonic interval between the flatted fifth and the double flatted seventh is a Minor Third

Diminished Chords A graphic look at a diminished chord Bbb Minor third Gb Minor third Eb Minor third C

Diminished Chords There are only three diminished seventh chords –C Eb Gb Bbb (Eb Gb Bbb Dbb) (Gb Bbb Dbb Fbb) (Bbb Dbb Fbb Gb)  A –G Bb Db Fb (Bb Dbb Fbb Abb) (Db Fb Abb Cbb) (Fb Abb Cbb Ebbb)  E –F Ab Cb Eb (Ab Cb Eb Gbb) (Cb Eb Gb Bbb)  B (Eb Gb Bbb Dbb)

Diminished Chords Sometimes you may read or hear a reference to a half diminished chord

Diminished Chords Sometimes you may read or hear a reference to a half diminished chord A half diminished chord is the same as a diminished chord but there is no seventh tone in the half diminished chord.

Diminished Chords Sometimes you may read or hear a reference to a half diminished chord A half diminished chord is the same as a diminished chord but there is no seventh tone in the half diminished chord. Diminished C Eb Gb Bbb Half diminished C Eb Gb

Diminished Chords The purpose of a diminished chord is to create tension and unrest. Therefore, I ask why would one use a half diminished chord? A rhetorical question

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Pop Quiz What is the difference between a C 6 chord and an Am 7 ? C 6 = C E G A Am 7 = A C E G

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Major Triad (chord) Likewise for any major chord: