So all the possible chord tones are 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th & 13th.That is important to remember, especially for the 9th, 11th & 13th. All chords are built using the 7 letters (A thru G) as the possible chord tones, and each letter\note is expressed as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th.Did you notice the odd #s as the pattern to building chords? Seventh chords are built when you add the note a 3rd away from the 5th, ninths add the note a third away from the 7th, etc.The four triads are the most basic chords with the intervals of a root note (1 or 1st), a third (3 or 3rd) and a fifth (5 or 5th).Chords are built by adding notes above the root note in patterns of 3rds.The first note in any chord is called the root note, as opposed to the 1st of scales known as the tonic.Intervals are vital for transposing and building scales and chords. Scales are what you use to build chords and to improvise over those same chords.Ĭheck out my Music Intervals article if you do not have a strong grasp on ALL the intervals.Every other note in the scale is a mode of the major scale. The major scale is a parent scale with the first scale degree known as the tonic. Modes are scales that are a part of a parent scale.Most scales have anywhere from 5 to 8 notes in them.Any specific scale is defined by the intervals within the scale.Scales are specific notes from the chromatic scale that (usually) have a tonal center.Let’s cover some facts and characteristics about chords and scales. I’m using the C major scale as an example for all major scale chord types because it is the only scale without sharps and flats. Check out my article on Music Triads if you do not know anything about the 4 triads in music.
#List of all chords and their notes how to
Finally, I have my list of the 13 most important chords that any guitar player should know.īefore you can build chords from scales, you need to first understand how to build triads. I cover the intervals in the 77 chords and the scales they are built from. You can build another 33 chords from an additional four scales: the harmonic minor, melodic minor, the whole tone scale, and the HW diminished scale. There are about 44 chord types that come from the major scale. I built every possible chord from the C major scale. When I found out how to build chords from scales.
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