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A chord on every note
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Every note of C major can be the root of a chord.
C major is the white keys from C. Stack a triad on each one by skipping letters, and stay on the white keys.
Triads on C, D and E, white keys only.
Same skip-a-letter shape each time. Notice that they do not all sound alike.
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Using only C major's notes, which triad sits on F?
Seven notes, seven triads.
C E G, D F A, E G B, F A C, G B D, A C E, B D F. Each uses only notes of C major.
Play the triad on each white key, from C to B.
Play one, skip one, play one, skip one, play one. Then move every finger up one key.
Using only C major's notes, which triad sits on A?
Staying in the scale changes the size of the third.
C to E is four semitones, so the triad on C is major. D to F is only three, so the triad on D is minor.
This is the triad on D, in C major. Major or minor?
Every note of a scale carries a chord.
What you learned
- Stack a triad on each note of a scale, using only its notes.
- C major gives seven triads, one on each white key.
- Staying in the scale makes some triads major and some minor.
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