{"id":10288,"date":"2015-11-05T20:51:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T04:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=10288"},"modified":"2024-10-21T07:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:57:21","slug":"tertian-chords-and-the-secret-relationship-between-almost-every-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/tertian-chords-and-the-secret-relationship-between-almost-every-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"Tertian Chords and the Secret Relationship Between Almost Every Chord"},"content":{"rendered":"

90% of all chords you’ll ever play are tertian chords.<\/p>\n

Tertian comes from the latin word “tertianus,” which means “of or concerning thirds.”<\/em><\/p>\n

THIRDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thirds control chords in music and if you’ve read my free “Complete Guide To Chords<\/a>,” you know why.<\/p>\n

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In short, if you look at the notes of the musical language as simple alphabet letters (that means, drop the sharps, drop the flats), you get:<\/p>\n

A B C D E F G<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thirds are what result when you essentially skip every other alphabet letter.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice as we move in thirds (skipping every other note), we eventually cover all the letters of the musical alphabet.<\/p>\n

A C E G B D F<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, think of ANY chord that does not<\/strong> use black keys and you’ll find it on this repeating list of thirds, as-is.<\/p>\n

Think of any chord that does<\/strong> have black keys and you’ll also find it on this repeating list of thirds (but you’ll have to add back in the appropriate sharps and flats for each chord).<\/p>\n

C major? C E G. <\/p>\n

I see it in there.<\/p>\n

A B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

A minor? A C E.<\/p>\n

Yup.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

B diminished? B D F.<\/p>\n

It’s there.<\/p>\n

A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

D minor? D F A.<\/p>\n

I see it.<\/p>\n

A B C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

F major? F A C.<\/p>\n

Yup yup.<\/p>\n

A B C D E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

G major? G B D.<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

A B C D E F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

E minor (E G B)? C major 7 (C E G B)? A minor 9 (A C E G B)? D minor 11 (D F A C E G)?<\/p>\n

Yup, everything is there.<\/p>\n

A B C D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

A B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

A B C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

Ab major 7? <\/p>\n

Sure, it is! If you start with alphabet letters, you’ll find A C E G. Now, simply flat the appropriate tones and you get Ab C Eb G. There’s your Ab major 7.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n

(This is your starting point. Your Ab major 7 chord will never have any letters other than A, C, E, or G). When you apply further chord rules<\/a>, you get Ab + C + Eb + G, or Ab major 7<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Tertian Chords – The Stuff Chords Are Made Of!<\/h2>\n

95% of chords are made up of small third intervals and thus found on this list by skipping every other note.<\/p>\n

If we convert this list to start with C, it looks like this:<\/p>\n

C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C<\/strong> D E<\/strong> F G<\/strong> A B<\/strong> C D<\/strong> E F<\/strong> G A<\/strong> B C<\/strong><\/p>\n

It would behoove you to learn this order of notes:<\/p>\n

C E G B D F A<\/strong> C E G B D F A <\/p>\n

*I’ve repeated it here twice. You only need to learn the order of the first 7 letters.<\/p>\n

(I wish I could come up with some cool saying like I did to describe the w<\/strong>hole step \/ h<\/strong>alf step process for learning major scales – “Why Won’t He Wear White When Hot”<\/em>… but the idea is still incubating.) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Update: One of our dedicated students, Kathy Braun, submitted these acronyms for memorizing “C E G B D F A”: <\/p>\n
    \n
  • C<\/strong>reative E<\/strong>xcellence G<\/strong>ets B<\/strong>orn D<\/strong>uring F<\/strong>orward A<\/strong>ction<\/li>\n
  • C<\/strong>aldonia E<\/strong>njoys G<\/strong>rapes B<\/strong>ut D<\/strong>elores F<\/strong>avors A<\/strong>pples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Can you think of any?\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Here are some insights\/observations to draw from the order of these notes:<\/p>\n

    -This is a big web. C major 9 (C E G B D) has E minor 7 (E G B D) inside of it, which has G major (G B D) inside of it. <\/p>\n

    -All triads use the first 3 letters (no matter where you start… C E G, D F A, B D F). Just know which letters to sharp (raise) and flat (lower). That means, no matter what B chord you want to play, it will always have the letters B D F. <\/p>\n

    If you’re playing B major, it’s going to be B D# F# but it will never use any other letters. <\/p>\n

    If you want to play B minor, the same rule is true. It must use a B, D, and F. In this case, B D F#. <\/p>\n

    B diminished? B D F. <\/p>\n

    B Augmented? B D# F## (not G!).<\/p>\n

    -All sevenths use the first 4 letters (no matter where you start). <\/p>\n

    C E G B = C major 7.
    \nC Eb G Bb = C minor 7.
    \nC E G Bb = C dominant 7.
    \nC Eb Gb Bbb = C diminished 7. <\/p>\n

    All 7th chords having to do with “C” will always use C, E, G, and B.<\/p>\n

    …Because they’re “tertian chords.”<\/p>\n

    -All ninth chords use the first 5 letters (no matter where you start). <\/p>\n

    C E G B D.
    \nA C E G B.
    \nE G B D F. <\/p>\n

    All of these represent some type of ninth chord (whether major 9, minor 9, or even an altered 9th chord).<\/p>\n

    -Elevenths = 6 letters. <\/p>\n

    Thirteenths = All 7 (just beginning at a different point with various notes raised<\/em> and\/or lowered<\/em>).<\/p>\n

    -Altered chords follow these rules too. <\/p>\n

    C dominant 7 #9#5? <\/em><\/p>\n

    It will not use any letters outside of C, E, G, B, D. We just have to take certain tones and raise and\/or lower them accordingly. <\/p>\n

    Since this is a dominant chord, we lower B to Bb. <\/p>\n

    C E G Bb. <\/p>\n

    Since this is a chord with a sharp 9, we raise the D to D# (notice I didn’t call it Eb). <\/p>\n

    And since this chord has a sharp 5, we also raise the G to G#. That leaves us with C E G# Bb D#. <\/p>\n

    Yes, you can mix sharps and flats. In fact, you MUST mix sharps and flats in order to keep the letters C E G B D. Using A extends the chord to 6 letters, which makes it a 13th (hope that makes sense).<\/p>\n

    There you have it…<\/p>\n

    The secret relationship between all chords.<\/p>\n

    See ya next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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