You didn’t just think there was only one way to play a certain chord right? So you’re probably already over overwhelmed with the countless number chords, but that’s not all. Each of those chords has inversions; to know how many inversions a chord has, you just need to know the number of intervals in that … Continue reading Chord Inversions
Triads are obviously not the only chords, there is also something called extensions. Extensions are notes extended, or added beyond the seventh. This means you can have a major triad with a seventh, and it would be renamed to a major seventh chord. A minor triad have may also have a 9th, turning it into … Continue reading Four Part Chords
The simplest form of any chord is a triad. A triad by definition is a set of three notes stacked vertically in thirds; in this example, we are talking about a major triad, which refers to the root, third, and fifth of the chord as seen in this diagram. A Triad is created using a … Continue reading Types of Triads
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