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Today, I want to share a concept that a lot of beginners still don’t get.
There’s not much difference in playing major and minor chords when you think the way I think.
In fact, as the title loudly declares: There’s a major chord in every minor chord and a minor chord in every major chord.
Sure, this isn’t apparent in smaller triads, but it’s clear in seventh chords and up, when carefully analyzed.
First, let me start this discussion by showing you how…
Today’s post will be fun because I’m going to show some of my newbies how to play something you hear all the time.
From Mariah Carey to Fred Hammond and Andre Crouch, every artist has had their share of the slow “ballad” — and more specifically, the type that simple moves down the scale, note for note.
Here are some samples just so you know what I’m talking about…
To be truthful, there’s not too much to do in this lesson but finish the rest of the major chords that you learned at this post. Why don’t you take the time to complete those on the worksheet below: B major = ____________ C# / Db major = ____________ D# / Eb major = ____________ [...]
This lesson is going to be so much easier than the last two. You know why? Because you’ve already done all the work! Building chords is no more than choosing certain notes out of the major scale. For example, the C major scale is: C – D – E – F – G – A [...]
Yesterday, you learned: how to construct the major Interval how to construct the perfect Interval Major Third: Distance between root and (3) degree Perfect Fifth Interval: Distance between root and 5th The Major The (major chord) is created by combining the major third and perfect fifth intervals. For example, in (C major), a major third [...]
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