To make any minor chord just lower the middle note of the corresponding majorchord one half-step. (This assumes that the major chord is constructed so that the root is the lowest note of the chord.)
* The Twelve Major Chords
C = CEG Db = DbFAb D = DF#A Eb = EbGBb E = EG#B F = FAC Gb = GbBbDb G = GBD Ab = Ab C Eb A = AC#E Bb = BbDF B = BD#F#
* The Twelve Minor Chords
Cm = CEbG Dbm = DbEAb Dm = DFA Ebm = EbGbBb Em = EGB Fm = FAbC Gbm = GbADb Gm = GBbD Abm = AbBEb Am = ACE Bbm = BbDbF Bm = BDF#
* Seventh Chords
To make any seventh chord take the corresponding major chord and add a fourth note to it. The note that you add is one whole-step (two half-steps) below the root. The seventh chord will sound better if you place this extra note at the top of the chord, leaving the root at the bottom.
This is a C seventh (C7) chord ... C E G Bb
* The Twelve Seventh Chords
C7 = CEGBb
Db7 = DbFAbB
D7 = DF#AC
Eb7 = EbGGBbDb
E7 = EG#BD
F7 = FACEb
Gb7 = GbBbDbE
G7 = GBDF
Ab7 = AbCEbGb
A7 = AC#EG
Bb7 = BbDFAb
B7 = B#D#F#A
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1. Start from the root note of the chord you want to play. That is ( F ) or ( G )... 2. Add a major third ( 4 half steps ) 3. Then add a minor third (which is the same as a perfect fifth from the root). 4. Then add another minor third.
Seventh chord = major third + minor third + minor third ... or
Major third (combined with perfect fifth + minor third
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C7 = C + E + G + Bb
F7 = F + A + C + Eb
G7 = G = B + D + F
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Blues Chord Progression
A "chord progression" is a series of chords played one after the other.
A "blues chord progression" is usually 12 bars long.
In this progression, a bar equals 4 beats. Clapping your hands 4 times (in a rhythmical beat) equals 1 bar. thus, 12 bars equals 48 beats.
Each bar begins at 1 again. That is, "1-2-3-4" - - - "1-2-3-4" as opposed to "1-2-3-4 - - - 5-6-7-8"
How To Read The Blues Chart
1. The chord is listed first; the beat numbers are listed below the chord names. 2. Play the chord for the given amount of beats listed (the bar # is also listed).
For example,
C7 (1-2-3-4) Bar 1
This means that you will play a C7 chord while counting to 4
I wanted to introduce you to two wonderful short video lessons on phat chord voicings. The power of voicings is that you can take a closed position chord like Em9 which looks like this: E, G, B, D, F# and spread out the open sound to a phat chord voicing like this: E B/ G, D, F# and roll the chord out starting with the l.h. then r.h.
From http://www.PlayPianoTODAY.com , this is the updated version of the online piano lessons series titled 'Phat' Chord voicings. Check this out for a revolution in your piano playing! http://www.PlayPianoToday.com
Piano Lessons - Phat Chord Voicings Ch. 2 (Updated)
Watch the video and play C G E with your l.h. and then play the triad a fifth up from C. So play a G chord. Then play the chord a 2nd up from the root and that's a D triad.
From http://www.PlayPianoTODAY.com , this is chapter 2 of 'Phat' Chord Voicings. In this chapter, we'll continue to take standard piano chords and open them up into delicious 'phat' chord voicings. Enjoy!
I wanted to share with you a guide or booklet, if you will, of some basic music theory to help you learn the piano. * Keyboard make-up
The keyboard uses the first 7 letters of the alphabet: A B C D E F G
A piano/keyboard is made up of black and white notes. The white notes are the regular letters. The black notes can mean 2 different things. As you move up the keyboard, from left to right, the black notes are indicated by #, which means sharp. So, the first black note after F going up the keyboard is F#, and the next black note is G#, etc. As you move down the keyboard, from right to left, the black notes are indicated by b, which means flat. So, the last black note before B going down the keyboard is Bb, and the next black note is Ab, etc. Make sure you know your notes.
* Hands and its members
When you sit down to play the keyboard, of course you are using 2 hands, Left Hand and Right Hand. On each hand there are 5 fingers. Each finger has a number (same for both hands):
Thumb = 1 Index = 2 Middle = 3 Ring = 4 Pinky = 5
* Movement on the keyboard
The first movement is a half step (HS). A half step is from one key to the very next key, regardless of color or direction. Here are some examples: F to F#, F# to F, B to C, C to B, D to Eb, Eb to D, etc.
The second movement is a whole step (WS). A whole step is from one key to the very next key w/one in between, regardless of color of direction. Here are some examples: F to G, G to F, B to C#, C# to B, Db to Eb, Eb to Db, etc.
All other movement on the keyboard is a combination of half and whole steps.
* Flats (b) and Sharps (#)
Whenever you flat (b) a note, it means to lower that note 1/2 step. No matter how many flats (b) you see, for each one you lower the note 1/2 step. Here are some examples:
Bb = B lowered 1/2 step Bbb = B lowered two 1/2 steps Bbbb = B lowered three 1/2 steps
Whenever you sharp (#) a note, it means to raise that note 1/2 step. No matter how many sharps (#) you see, for each one you raise the note 1/2 step. Here are some examples:
B# = B raised 1/2 step B## = B raisedtwo 1/2 steps B### = B raised three 1/2 steps
* Major scales
A scale is simply a group of notes that start and end on the same note. There are many, many types of scales involved in music, but the most basic scale is the major scale. The pattern for forming a major scale is:
After you have formed your major scale, each note in the major scale gets a number called a scale degree. The first note is 1, the second note is 2, etc. Here is an example in the key of C:
C = 1 D = 2 E = 3 F = 4 G = 5 A = 6 B = 7
Now, those are the scale degrees for the first octave. You can also keep going past an octave and scale degrees increase as well. Example:
C = 8 D = 9 E = 10 F = 11 G = 12 A = 13
As far as I know, this is as high as the scale degrees go in modern day practice. The purpose for these scale degrees is to help you with forming different types of chords and naming progressions.
* Chord Forming
Chords are built using the intervals of 3rds, i.e. every member of a chord is a 3rd apart. Here is an illustration of how it's done:
1. Lay out all the notes that are used on the keyboard or in a major scale:
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E
2. Pick a note that you want to form a chord on and write it down. This note will be your root note: C
3. Once you got a root note, write down every other note after it:
C E G B D F A
The first 3 notes played together is your basic triad chord. (C-E-G) The first 4 notes played together is your basic 7th chord. (C-E-G-B) The first 5 notes played together is your basic 9th chord. (C-E-G-B-D) The first 6 notes played together is your basic 11th chord. (C-E-G-B-D) All 7 notes played together is your basic 13th chord. (C-E-G-B-D-F)
That's all there is to forming a chord. So, if you want to build a triad off A, you just say A-C-E. If you want to build a triad off B, you just say B-D-F.
* 4 basic types of chords
There are 4 basic types of chords that are the basis for all the chords used in music. They are major, minor, augmented, diminished. To add to the diminished chord, there is also the fully diminished chord. So really I guess you can say there are 5 basic types of chords. Forming each of these types of chords goes back to the principle of scale degrees. We use scale degrees so that forming these chords can be universal for any chord in any key.
major: 1 3 5 minor: 1 b3 5 diminished: 1 b3 b5 *fully diminished: 1 b3 b5 bb7 *just an extension of the regular diminished chord augmented: 1 3 #5
For help on learning, practicing, and playing these basic chords, here are some links for you:
major 7th: 1 3 5 7 dominant 7th (V7): 1 3 5 b7 minor 7th: 1 b3 5 b7 6th: 1 3 5 6 add9th: 1 2 3 5 9th: 1 3 5 b7 9 11th: 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13th: 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13 *Each of these chords can also be altered by sharping (#) or flatting (b) a note(s) to form even more chords
* Chords built off scale degrees (major mode)
This special group of chords will be your main arsenal of chords to use in your music. If you are struggling with what chord to play with a bass note, you start with these chords:
1 (I) = Major 2 (ii) = minor 3 (iii) = minor 4 (IV) = Major 5 (V) = Major 6 (vi) = minor 7 (vii) = diminished
Look at those basic chords, what if we were to play those same chords, but switch up the order of the notes. This is where inversions come from. An inversion is just switching the order of the members of a chord. How do you invert a chord? You invert a chord by taking the first letter and moving it to the end. Depending on how many notes there are in the chord, there can be many inversions. Here they are:
3-note chords: 4-note chords: 5-note chords: root position = x y z root position = w x y z root position = v w x y z 1st inversion = y z x 1st inversion = x y z w 1st inversion = w x y z v 2nd inversion = z x y 2nd inversion = y z w x 2nd inversion = x y z v w 3rd inversion = z w x y 3rd inversion = y z v w x 4th inversion = z v w x y
* Intervals
The term interval refers to the distance between 2 notes. Here is a little breakdown of intervals used in music:
Intervals of 1, 4, and 5
These three intervals are the only intervals that get the name perfect intervals. Here are examples of these:
Now, let's say for instance you decide to raise the last note by 1/2 step:
C-F#
Do you still have a perfect 4th? No, now you have what is called an augmented 4th. Anytime you raise the last note of a perfect interval it becomes an augmented unison, 4th, or 5th:
Now, let's say for instance you decided to lower the last note by 1/2 step:
C-Fb
Do you still have a perfect 4th? No, now you have what is called a diminished 4th. Anytime you lower the last note of a perfect interval it becomes a diminished unison, 4th, or 5th:
These intervals are different from the other 3 because they can be major, minor, augmented, or diminished intervals. First, I'll show the major intervals:
C-D = major 2nd C-E = major 3rd C-A = major 6th C-B = major 7th
Now, to make these intervals minor, just lower the last note of the major interval 1/2 step:
C-Db = minor 2nd C-Eb = minor 3rd C-Ab = minor 6th C-Bb = minor 7th
Now, to make these intervals augmented, just raise the last note or the major interval 1/2 step:
After you have reached the diminished and augmented intervals, if the notes are raised or lowered again, it then becomes doubly augmented or diminished, triple augmented or diminished intervals, etc.
* Progressions
For help with progressions, here are some links for you:
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