Major Triads – 3 Note Chords
Major Triads – The Root, 3rd & 5th Of a Major Scale Good morning, this is Duane and today I would like to talk about triads. You know about chords of course, there can be 5 note chords and … Continue reading →
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An Overview Of Basic Piano Chords
Basic Piano Chords – How Many Are There? Good morning, this is Duane. Today we’re going to take an overview of chords just to see how many basic piano chords there are to get a good feel for it. We’re … Continue reading →
Extended Chords: What Are They?
Imagine if a painter only had 12 colors to choose from. He wasn’t allowed to mix them together, he couldn’t dilute the colors, he could only use one type of brush and every painter had to use the color and … Continue reading →
Music Triads on the piano: 3-note chords, 4 variations in all 12 keys = 48 chords
A single note played is termed a unison. Two notes played together (or close together) is termed an interval. Three or more notes in combination is called a chord. Chords can have any number of notes in them, but the most basic type of chord is termed a triad.
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One note played alone is termed a “unison.” Two notes played simultaneously (or adjacent to one another) are termed an “interval.” Intervals are named by the distance between them, so there can be intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5th, etc. Chords are three or more notes (or pitch classes; strictly speaking, notes are the written form of pitches) played together.
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