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Title: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: T-Block on March 22, 2008, 08:57:32 AM: Here is a list of all the 3-note scale degree chords in every key and in every inversion. I suggust you go through each key at a time. Start with the root position list, go down through all 7, then go to the 1st inversion, etc. for each key. After you have finished with one key, move to the next key until you go through all 15.

Keep in mind that some keys are the same notes on the keyboard, just written out differently on paper. Knowing all the chords on this list in every key will help you to understand my post on Basic Progressions. For added practice, try playing the root of each chord in your LH as you play the RH chords. Start with a 1 note root, then a doubled root.

Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)

Key C Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 C-E-G E-G-C G-C-E
2 D-F-A F-A-D A-D-F
3 E-G-B G-B-E B-E-G
4 F-A-C A-C-F C-F-A
5 G-B-D B-D-G D-G-B
6 A-C-E C-E-A E-A-C
7 B-D-F D-F-B F-B-D
_______________________________________ ______________________________

Key C# Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 C#-E#-G# E#-G#-C# G#-C#-E#
2 D#-F#-A# F#-A#-D# A#-D#-F#
3 E#-G#-B# G#-B#-E# B#-E#-G#
4 F#-A#-C# A#-C#-F# C#-F#-A#
5 G#-B#-D# B#-D#-G# D#-G#-B#
6 A#-C#-E# C#-E#-A# E#-A#-C#
7 B#-D#-F# D#-F#-B# F#-B#-D#
_______________________________________ _____________________________

Key Db Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Db-F-Ab F-Ab-Db Ab-Db-F
2 Eb-Gb-Bb Gb-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-Gb
3 F-Ab-C Ab-C-F C-F-Ab
4 Gb-Bb-Db Bb-Db-Gb Db-Gb-Bb
5 Ab-C-Eb C-Eb-Ab Eb-Ab-C
6 Bb-Db-F Db-F-Bb F-Bb-Db
7 C-Eb-Gb Eb-Gb-C Gb-C-Eb
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key D Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 D-F#-A F#-A-D A-D-F#
2 E-G-B G-B-E B-E-G
3 F#-A-C# A-C#-F# C#-F#-A
4 G-B-D B-D-G D-G-B
5 A-C#-E C#-E-A E-A-C#
6 B-D-F# D-F#-B F#-B-D
7 C#-E-G E-G-C# G-C#-E
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key Eb Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Eb-G-Bb G-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-G
2 F-Ab-C Ab-C-F C-F-Ab
3 G-Bb-D Bb-D-G D-G-Bb
4 Ab-C-Eb C-Eb-Ab Eb-Ab-C
5 Bb-D-F D-F-Bb F-Bb-D
6 C-Eb-G Eb-G-C G-C-Eb
7 D-F-Ab F-Ab-D Ab-D-F
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key E Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 E-G#-B G#-B-E B-E-G#
2 F#-A-C# A-C#-F# C#-F#-A
3 G#-B-D# B-D#-G# D#-G#-B
4 A-C#-E C#-E-A E-A-C#
5 B-D#-F# D#-F#-B F#-B-D#
6 C#-E-G# E-G#-C# G#-C#-E
7 D#-F#-A F#-A-D# A-D#-F#
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key F Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 F-A-C A-C-F C-F-A
2 G-Bb-D Bb-D-G D-G-Bb
3 A-C-E C-E-A E-A-C
4 Bb-D-F D-F-Bb F-Bb-D
5 C-E-G E-G-C G-C-E
6 D-F-A F-A-D A-D-F
7 E-G-Bb G-Bb-E Bb-E-G
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key F# Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 F#-A#-C# A#-C#-F# C#-F#-A#
2 G#-B-D# B-D#-G# D#-G#-B
3 A#-C#-E# C#-E#-A# E#-A#-C#
4 B-D#-F# D#-F#-B F#-B-D#
5 C#-E#-G# E#-G#-C# G#-C#-E#
6 D#-F#-A# F#-A#-D# A#-D#-F#
7 E#-G#-B G#-B-E# B-E#-G#
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key Gb Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Gb-Bb-Db Bb-Db-Gb Db-Gb-Bb
2 Ab-Cb-Eb Cb-Eb-Ab Eb-Ab-Cb
3 Bb-Db-F Db-F-Bb F-Bb-Db
4 Cb-Eb-Gb Eb-Gb-Cb Gb-Cb-Eb
5 Db-F-Ab F-Db-Ab Ab-Db-F
6 Eb-Gb-Bb Gb-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-Gb
7 F-Ab-Cb Ab-Cb-F Cb-F-Ab
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key G Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 G-B-D B-D-G D-G-B
2 A-C-E C-E-A E-A-C
3 B-D-F# D-F#-B F#-B-D
4 C-E-G E-G-C G-C-E
5 D-F#-A F#-D-A A-D-F#
6 E-G-B G-B-E B-E-G
7 F#-A-C A-C-F# C-F#-A
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key Ab Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Ab-C-Eb C-Eb-Ab Eb-Ab-C
2 Bb-Db-F Db-F-Bb F-Bb-Db
3 C-Eb-G Eb-G-C G-C-Eb
4 Db-F-Ab F-Ab-Db Ab-Db-F
5 Eb-G-Bb G-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-G
6 F-Ab-C Ab-C-F C-F-Ab
7 G-Bb-Db Bb-Db-G Db-G-Bb
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key A Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 A-C#-E C#-E-A E-A-C#
2 B-D-F# D-F#-B F#-B-D
3 C#-E-G# E-G#-C# G#-C#-E
4 D-F#-A F#-A-D A-D-F#
5 E-G#-B G#-B-E B-E-G#
6 F#-A-C# A-C#-F# C#-F#-A
7 G#-B-D B-D-G# D-G#-B
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key Bb Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Bb-D-F D-F-Bb F-Bb-D
2 C-Eb-G Eb-G-C G-C-Eb
3 D-F-A F-A-D A-D-F
4 Eb-G-Bb G-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-G
5 F-A-C A-C-F C-F-A
6 G-Bb-D Bb-D-G D-G-Bb
7 A-C-Eb C-Eb-A Eb-A-C
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key B Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 B-D#-F# D#-F#-B F#-B-D#
2 C#-E-G# E-G#-C# G#-C#-E
3 D#-F#-A# F#-A#-D# A#-D#-F#
4 E-G#-B G#-B-E B-E-G#
5 F#-A#-C# A#-C#-F# C#-F#-A#
6 G#-B-D# B-D#-G# D#-G#-B
7 A#-C#-E C#-E-A# E-A#-C#
_______________________________________ ____________________________

Key Cb Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd inversion

1 Cb-Eb-Gb Eb-Gb-Cb Gb-Cb-Eb
2 Db-Fb-Ab Fb-Ab-Db Ab-Db-Fb
3 Eb-Gb-Bb Gb-Bb-Eb Bb-Eb-Gb
4 Fb-Ab-Cb Ab-Cb-Fb Cb-Fb-Ab
5 Gb-Bb-Db Bb-Db-Gb Db-Gb-Bb
6 Ab-Cb-Eb Cb-Eb-Ab Eb-Ab-Cb
7 Bb-Db-Fb Db-Fb-Bb Fb-Bb-Db
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Mrandrew on March 22, 2008, 10:47:22 AM: T you are truely a blessing to us on this board.
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Lilfingers on March 22, 2008, 11:54:28 AM: Thanks, T-Block---I think I really understand it when you lay it out like this-----Sorry, I'm just a little slow---
Thanks again!
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Virtuenow on March 22, 2008, 03:57:44 PM: Oh, a new practice routine, thanks T!
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: chevonee on March 24, 2008, 08:33:54 PM: Man I can't wait until your DVD's come out....FA' REAL!!!
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: musallio on March 25, 2008, 12:34:03 PM: This is really cool..

Thanks T-Block.
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: 4hisglory on April 08, 2008, 12:44:38 PM: Also, take a look at this.

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ebooks/scale_degrees.pdf
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Fenix on April 09, 2008, 08:34:43 AM: "Bump"

Can you sticky this? Or better yet, make me a mod and i'll gladly sticky it for you. No need for you to be liftin' your fingers to do all this dirty work ;D
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: T-Block on April 09, 2008, 11:47:59 AM: Quote from: Fenix on April 09, 2008, 08:34:43 AM
"Bump"

Can you sticky this? Or better yet, make me a mod and i'll gladly sticky it for you. No need for you to be liftin' your fingers to do all this dirty work ;D

It doesn't have to be a sticky because it is a part of the Ultimate Theory sticky, LOL. Every time I make a theory post, the link get's posted in the Theory sticky man.
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Preston D on December 17, 2011, 02:32:34 AM: Help me understand why does the first inversion in the key of C goes to the 6th instead of the 5th? I.e. E-G-C instead of E-G-B. etc, etc, etc...
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: T-Block on December 17, 2011, 07:17:21 AM: Quote from: Preston D on December 17, 2011, 02:32:34 AM
Help me understand why does the first inversion in the key of C goes to the 6th instead of the 5th? I.e. E-G-C instead of E-G-B. etc, etc, etc...

An inversion deals with the notes of 1 chord only. It doesn't go to the 6th of anything, you don't add any notes, you don't take any notes out, you just take the bottom note of the chord, and move it to the top. So, using the C major chord:

C-E-G

When you invert this chord, you take the C and move it behind the G, leaving everything else the same:

C-E-G --> E-G-C

Then, you invert it again by taking the E and moving it behind the C, leaving everything else the same:

C-E-G --> E-G-C --> G-C-E

You keep inverting until you end up back where you started. Does that make better sense?
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Preston D on December 17, 2011, 03:11:02 PM: God bless thank you for the feedback.

To clarifie what i am asking. Take the first inversion below in the key of C which is E. The progression goes from E to b3 to 6th. Is this correct compared to an E to b3 to 5th?

1st Inversion

1 E-G-C
2 F-A-D
3 G-B-E
4 A-C-F
5 B-D-G
6 C-E-A
7 D-F-B
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: T-Block on December 18, 2011, 09:23:40 PM: Quote from: Preston D on December 17, 2011, 03:11:02 PM
God bless thank you for the feedback.

To clarifie what i am asking. Take the first inversion below in the key of C which is E. The progression goes from E to b3 to 6th. Is this correct compared to an E to b3 to 5th?

1st Inversion

1 E-G-C
2 F-A-D
3 G-B-E
4 A-C-F
5 B-D-G
6 C-E-A
7 D-F-B

I think you're confused about the point of this post. These are not progressions at all, they are chords. If you look back at the first post, you should see this:

Quote from: T-Block on March 22, 2008, 08:57:32 AM
Here is a list of all the 3-note scale degree chords in every key and in every inversion. I suggust you go through each key at a time. Start with the root position list, go down through all 7, then go to the 1st inversion, etc. for each key. After you have finished with one key, move to the next key until you go through all 15.

A scale degree chord is a chord built off each of the scale degrees of the major scale. You take the 1st note and build a chord, then you take the 2nd note a build a chord, etc. I'm just giving you the list of each of those chords in every key and inversion. There are no bass notes here, strictly chords. Does that clarify things?
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: Lilfingers on December 30, 2011, 10:18:16 AM: Congratulations on your MBA Degree! Keep up the good work.

P.S. Hope this doesn't mean that you have less time to spend on the board here.
Title: Re: Scale Degree Chords Chart/Practice (3-note chords)
Post by: T-Block on December 30, 2011, 08:13:10 PM: Quote from: Lilfingers on December 30, 2011, 10:18:16 AM
Congratulations on your MBA Degree! Keep up the good work.

P.S. Hope this doesn't mean that you have less time to spend on the board here.

Thank you very much, I will keep going! And this will not stop me from spending time here. LGM is my second home and I can't stay away for too long.