[iconheading type=”h1″ style=”glyphicon-circle-arrow-right”]Welcome Students[/iconheading]This course will reveal the magic of chords to you. You’ll discover how chords work together and how to insert “killer chords” into your music.Welcome to “Killer Chords”. Use the tabbed menu below to navigate the course offerings:
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How Chords Are Made
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Let’s learn how chords are constructed.
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Chord Families
[well type=”well-lg”]Most people might not realize it, but scales have their own built in chord families. By using the notes from a scale we can make up 7 different chords. These chords made from the scale will work perfectly with the scale. Each chord constructed from a scale plays a different role and knowing how they interact with each other will make you a better player and songwriter.[/well]
Roman Numeral System
[well type=”well-lg”]Here’s how and why musicians will often use the Roman numeral system to label chords.[/well]
Chord Leading
[well type=”well-lg”]You can use chords from various keys,and you can get them to sound good, but generally there are a few simple rules to follow. In any given key, certain chords are much better at following the previous chord than others. This article is a chord leading reference guide that will help you understand how chords, in a given key, work together.[/well]
Chord Relationships And Technical Names
[well type=”well-lg”]Let’s get close and personal with the 7 types of chords we’ll meet during a song.[/well]
Diminished (vii°) And Augmented Chords (V+)
[well type=”well-lg”]A diminished 7th chord is comprised of a diminished triad ( is a triad consisting of two minor thirds above the root) plus a double flattend 7th (same note as the 6th). It’s primary use is to lead to the tonic, or root note of the song.[/well]
The Dominant 7th Chord
[well type=”well-lg”]In this lesson we’ll discuss the dominant 7th chord and it’s uses. [/well]
The Relative Minor
Connecting The Tonic And Submediant
[well type=”well-lg”]When a song is in the key of C major, the Am chord will seamlessly intertwine with the tonic. “Tonic” is a fancy word for the root chord. It’s often referred to as the 1 chord, or the Roman numeral I chord. This chord is dependent upon the key signature of the song- in this case C major.[/well]
Inversions Or Slash Chords
[well type=”well-lg”]A slash chord or slashed chord, also compound chord, is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass after the root note letter. It does not indicate “or”.[/well]
Suspended Chords
[well type=”well-lg”]A suspended chord is a chord that creates a subtle harmonic tension by adding an extra note that sounds like it wants to resolve back to the original chord. You can hear their use in most types of music.[/well]
Sixth Chords
[well type=”well-lg”]These chord spice up the standard triad by adding an extra note.[/well]
The Major 7th
Dominant Ninth Chord
[well type=”well-lg”]Here we’ll take a look at an extended chord in the 9th chord.[/well]
Major Ninth Chords
[well type=”well-lg”]A dominant ninth is a dominant chord with a ninth, but that’s not what a major ninth chord is. The major ninth chord, as an extended chord, typically includes the seventh and ninth along with the basic triad structure.[/well]
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Downloads
Video
Download Major 7th Chords Video
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