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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Lesson 7: Chord Construction Made Easier (part 2)

I should be able to figure out all the notes that are used in a major scale to make up a chord...
Looking back at the first part of lesson 7 and a (major) scale as numbers 
gives me 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 from a given the root note.
By placing my fingers on the guitar at the root note shown in the image below


A table of notes in a scale is constructed from the scale pattern above where 1 is the root note starting point and then looking at the distance between the notes. 1 to 2 is one step/tone, 2 to 3 is one step/tone,  3 to 4 is half a step/tone etc.


I should be able to figure em out and draw them all up in the table below (and I'm going to force myself to do it to make sure I get it!)

1 root C
C#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B
2 minor DD#EFF#GG#AA#BCC#
3 minor EFF#GG#AA#BCC#DD#
4 major FF#GG#AA#BCC#DD#E
5 major GG#AA#BCC#DD#EFF#
6 relative minor AA#BCC#DD#EFF#GG#
7 major (can be flattened for a blues sound) BCC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#
8 octave CC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B

HTML table ALERT :) 
it has been a long time since I've done one of those!

Now to make the Major chord you need the 1, 3, & 5th notes in that scale.
Easy so far!


To make the Major 6 you need the 1, 3, 5 & 6th notes in that scale.
I'm still following! 


To make the Major 7 you need the 1, 3, 5, & 7th notes in that scale.
Yes, thankfully, it is that easy :)


To make the Minor chord you flatten the 3rd so you need 1, 3b & 5th notes in the scale.


Minor 7 is 1, 3b, 5 & 7thb


Suspended 2 is 1, 2 & 5th


Suspended 4 is 1, 4 & 5th


C or D is an easy one to try that out on. Play the D and then try to add those notes in and magically you will be making those chords.
I like magic!


To be sure there are plenty of other chords but this is a good of enough start for me in my effort to rule the world and understand the beginning of chord building on a guitar.