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5/3/2015 Learn the theory behind chords http://www.pianoscales.org/chords.html 1/4 Piano scales Major, minor & other scales Piano scales Piano Major Scales Piano Minor Scales Blues Scale Piano Jazz Scale Piano Pentatonic Scales Exotic scales Resources Piano Scales Chart Printable Scales Fingerings Exercises Theory Piano chords an introduction In this article, it will be explained what a chord is and which the most common categories of chords are. Playing piano is a big field and Pianoscales.org do not primarily focus on chords and, therefore, you will not find any diagrams here for particular chords. In that case Pianochord.org could be recommended. What is a chord? A chord is several notes played together. There are three note chords (triads), four note chords and five note chords. There are actually even chords with six or seven notes but in this case some of the notes are usually removed. Different chords Major: a common triad is commonly written only by the name of the root in the chord. For example C, including the notes C – E – G. Minor: the common version of minor is commonly written with the name followed by a "m" (short for minor). For example Cm, including C – Eb – G. 7: when the number seven is following the name of the note it is a dominant seventh chord. A minor seventh is added and make it a four note chord. For example C7, including C – E – G – Bb.

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  • 5/3/2015 Learnthetheorybehindchords

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    PianoscalesMajor,minor&otherscales

    Pianoscales

    PianoMajorScalesPianoMinorScalesBluesScalePianoJazzScalePianoPentatonicScalesExoticscales

    Resources

    PianoScalesChartPrintableScalesFingeringsExercisesTheory

    PianochordsanintroductionInthisarticle,itwillbeexplainedwhatachordisandwhichthemostcommoncategoriesofchordsare.PlayingpianoisabigfieldandPianoscales.orgdonotprimarilyfocusonchordsand,therefore,youwillnotfindanydiagramshereforparticularchords.InthatcasePianochord.orgcouldberecommended.

    Whatisachord?

    Achordisseveralnotesplayedtogether.Therearethreenotechords(triads),fournotechordsandfivenotechords.Thereareactuallyevenchordswithsixorsevennotesbutinthiscasesomeofthenotesareusuallyremoved.

    Differentchords

    Major:acommontriadiscommonlywrittenonlybythenameoftherootinthechord.ForexampleC,includingthenotesCEG.

    Minor:thecommonversionofminoriscommonlywrittenwiththenamefollowedbya"m"(shortforminor).ForexampleCm,includingCEbG.

    7:whenthenumbersevenisfollowingthenameofthenoteitisadominantseventhchord.Aminorseventhisaddedandmakeitafournotechord.ForexampleC7,includingCEGBb.

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    m7:thisisminor(misanabbreviationforminor)seventhchord.Aminorseventhisaddedtoaminortriad.ForexampleCm7,includingCEbGBb.

    maj7:thisisamajor(majisanabbreviationformajor)seventhchord.Amajorseventhinthescaleisaddedtoamajortriad.ForexampleCmaj7,includingCEGB.

    75:thisisadominantseventhchordwithaflattenedfifth.Thischordcanalsobewrittenlike7b5.ForexampleC7b5,includingCEGbBb.

    7+5:thisisadominantseventhchordwithasharpfifth.Thischordcanalsobewrittenlike7#5.ForexampleC7#5,includingCEG#Bb.

    6:thisisatriadwiththesixthnoteinthescalebeingadded.ForexampleC6,includingCEGA.

    m6:thisisaminortriadwiththesixthnoteadded.ForexampleCm6,includingCEbGA.

    9:heretheninthnoteinthescaleisaddedtoadominantseventhchord.ForexampleC9,includingCEGBbD.

    m9:heretheninthnoteinthescaleisaddedtoaminorseventhchord.ForexampleCm9,includingCEbGBbD.

    maj9:heretheninthnoteinthescaleisaddedtoamajorseventhchord.ForexampleCmaj9,includingCEGBD.

    dim:isanabbreviationfordiminishedandthechordsarediminishedinthewaythethirdandthefifthnoteareflattened.Thereisalsodiminished7thwithaflattenedseventhnote.ForexampleCdim,includingCEbGborCdim7,includingCEbGbA.

    aug:isanabbreviationforaugmentedandthechordsareaugmentedinthewaythefifthnotearesharpened.ForexampleCaug,includingCEG#(theaugchordcouldalsobewrittenlikeC+).

    sus:isanabbreviationforsuspension.Herethethirdisreplacedbyeitherthefournote(sus4)orthesecondnote(sus2)inthescale.ForexampleCsus4,includingCFGandCsus2,includingCDG.

    Withtheknowledgeaboutthecategoriesofchordsexplainedaboveyouwillbefamiliarwiththemostchordsyoucouldstumbleupon.Thereishoweverevenmorecategoriesandsomelessercommonchordsare:

    Dominant,majorandminoreleventh(forexample:C11,Cmaj11andCm11)Dominant,majorandminorthirteenth(forexample:C13,Cmaj13andCm13)Halfdiminished(forexample:Cm7b5)Augmentedseventh(forexample:Caug7)Add9(forexample:Cadd9)

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    Invertedchords

    Invertedchordsareverycommonandmeanthatthenotesinachordareshiftingpositions.Ifwetaketriadsasanexample,therearetwoinversionspossible.Thefirstinversionusesthesecondnoteasbassnoteandthesecondinversionusesthethirdnoteasbassnote.Theoriginalchord,CMajorisconstructedCEG.Firstinversion,C/EisconstructedEGC.Secondinversion,C/GisconstructedGCE.

    Chordsinpractice

    Exactlyhowyouplaychordswilldependonmanydifferentthings:areyouplayingsolo,togetherwithasingerorainfullband?Ifyouplaysolo,youprobablywillplaychordswithyourlefthandandthemelodywithyourright.Ifyouareaccompanyingasinger,youwouldfocuslessonthemelodynotesandperhapssplitupthechordsonbothyourhands.Andfinally,ifyouwouldbeplayingwithabandyouwouldprobablyneedtoplayfewernotes.

    SeealsoTheory:whatisascale?

    The Guitar EngineFree Guitar Chords, Scales, &Modes Key-Specific Chords

    and Scales

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