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Major Chords
« on: March 24, 2006, 09:36:44 AM »
Is there an easy way to learn my major chords?  Please Help ???

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Re: Major Chords
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2006, 12:04:56 PM »
I think you should start by learning your major SCALES. Once you learn those, then major chords can be found easily. For example, a major chord (triad) is the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes in the major scale, and a major 7th chord is the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes in the major scale. Does that make sense?

Also, there is a pttern to all major scales, no matter what key you are in, and that deals with note spacing. To go from one note to the next higher note is an interval called going a half step. For example, going from B to C, or going from F to F#. So, going up two half steps is called moving up a whole step. For example, going from B to C# and F to G. Does that make sense?

Now, the pattern for major scales in any key goes like this:
- start at the note in which key you are in (tonic note).
- then go, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. (W-W-H-W-W-W-H)
- you should end on the same note you began with but at one octave higher (like going from middle C to the next higher C).
- all the notes you have played with those step intervals comprise your major scale.
Does this make sense?

Example: Key of C
Major Scale: C  -  D  -  E  -  F  -  G  -  A  -  B  -  C
Your starting note is C (tonic) because that is the key of the scale. D is a whole step ( 2 half steps) away from C. E is a whole step up from D. F, however, is only a half step up from E. And so on.

Example: Key of A
Major Scale: A  -  B  -  C# -  D  -  E  -  F# -  G# -  A

The principle applies to all major scales in all key keys.

Then to find out what the Cmajor chord is, you take the C major scales, and play the 1-3-5 (C-E-G). To play the A major chord, you do the same (A-C#-E). I hope this makes sense and help you. God Bless!   

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Re: Major Chords
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2006, 08:31:53 PM »
Check with T-Block

has several chords posted on the site.
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Re: Major Chords
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2006, 08:40:31 PM »
To form a major chord, all you need is to have is this:  major 3rd stacked on top of a minor 3rd

Of course, you need to know your intervals in order to accomplish this.  Here are examples:

C major chord = C-E-G   Let's look at the 2 intervals we have, C-E and E-G:

C-E = major 3rd
E-G = minor 3rd

You see that?  It's that simple. 
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Re: Major Chords
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2006, 10:33:30 PM »
Another way to remember them in root position is that. C, F, and G major chords are all white keys.
Db, Eb, Ab are 2 black keys with a white one in the middle. D, E, A are 2 white keys with a black key in the middle. Gb is all black keys. Bb and B are like the reverse of each other. Bb is one black key then 2 white keys. B is one white key then 2 black keys. If you can remember them in this order of clusters it will help you. When you keep your hand in a cast in root position you can play C, F, and G with no finger movement the same with the other chords.
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Re: Major Chords
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2006, 10:51:26 PM »
Okay i got the major chord thing down.  So how do i know exactly what chord to play without wasting all of that time fumbling around.  For instance they say key of Eb well it is a given that what ever key they tell that would be one of them.
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