A Short Note On Chord Classification According To Width<\/h2>\n
A chord according to Jermaine Griggs is “a collection of three or more related notes (agreeable or not), which may be played or heard together”<\/em><\/p>\n Although there are many ways a chord can be classified, one of the ways chords can be classified is according to their width.<\/p>\n Attention:<\/strong> The width of a chord is determined by the number of notes it encompasses.<\/p>\n There are three classes of chords in the classification according to width:<\/p>\n Triads<\/p>\n Seventh Chords<\/p>\n Extended Chords<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Triads<\/strong> encompass a fifth interval when played in root position. The C major triad: Seventh chords<\/strong> encompass a seventh interval when played in root position. The C major seventh chord: Chords that are bigger than seventh chords in width are classified as extended chords and are our focus in this lesson and subsequent segments are dedicated to studying them.<\/p>\n Extended chords are chords that exceed the compass of an octave. The are referred to as extended chords <\/em>because they are basically seventh chords with other chord tones known as extension.<\/p>\n Extensions are chord tones that are more than an octave above the root of the chord.<\/p>\n For example, the C major seventh chord: Adding D: “Why Is D An Extension…?”<\/em><\/p>\n D: So, the C major ninth: There are features of extended chords that you must take note of<\/p>\n 1. Extended chords exceed the compass of an octave<\/strong>. This explains why its difficult to play certain extended chords with one hand.<\/p>\n 2. Extended chords have names bigger than an eighth<\/strong>. The terms ninth, eleventh,<\/em> and thirteenth<\/em> are commonly associated with extended chords and are bigger than an eighth.<\/p>\n 3. Extended chords cannot be inverted.<\/strong> Invertible chords are chords that are within the compass of an octave.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, any chord that has any of these features is an extended chord.<\/p>\n Although there are many extended chords, they can be classified into three:<\/p>\n Ninth chords<\/p>\n Eleventh chords<\/p>\n Thirteenth chords<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Let’s take a closer look at these three extended chord types.<\/p>\n Ninth chords are extended chords that encompass nine scale degrees. Due to the fact that ninth chords are formed in thirds, ninth chords usually have five chord tones.<\/p>\n The first, third, fifth, and seventh tones of a ninth chord are basically a seventh chord and for the most part, influence the ninth chord formed.<\/p>\n There are three ninth chord types that are commonly played\/heard:<\/p>\n The major ninth<\/p>\n The minor ninth<\/p>\n The dominant ninth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Although there are are other ninth chord qualities, it is important to learn and master these ninth chord qualities in all twelve keys on the keyboard.<\/p>\n “Here Are Ninth Chords On C…”<\/em><\/p>\n C major ninth chord: Eleventh chords are bigger than ninth chords, encompassing eleven scale degrees and consisting of six chord tones.<\/p>\n The first, third, fifth, and seventh tones of an eleventh chord are basically a seventh chord and for the most part, influence the eleventh chord formed.<\/p>\n The minor eleventh chord is the commonly played\/heard eleventh chord and this is because the eleventh tone forms a minor ninth interval with the third tone in most ninth chord qualities. In the C major eleventh chord: “Here’s The C Minor Eleventh Chord…”<\/em><\/p>\n C minor eleventh: The most advanced chords in tonal music are thirteenth chord. A thirteenth chord consists of all the notes in the scale. For example, the C major thirteenth chord: C is the root However, the eleventh tone is usually omitted or substituted with a raised eleventh (aka – “the sharp eleventh tone”.) The C major thirteenth chord: Now you’ve learned what extended chords are, we’ll stop here for today until the next time I’ll be coming your way again with another exciting lesson on the formation and application of extended chords.<\/p>\n See you then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This introductory lesson on extended chords will show you the definition, classes, and examples of extended chords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,25,416,9],"tags":[17,2518,618,67,1081,2519],"class_list":["post-16753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beginners","category-chords-progressions","category-experienced-players","category-piano","tag-basic-songs","tag-classes-of-extended-chords","tag-eleventh-chords","tag-extended-chords","tag-ninth-chords","tag-thirteenth-chords","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n…encompasses C to G:
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\n…a fifth interval.<\/p>\n
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\n…encompasses C to B:
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\n…a seventh interval.<\/p>\nExtended Chords – Defined<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\n…is formed in third intervals. C to E:
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\n…E to G:
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\n…and G to B:
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\n…are all third intervals.<\/p>\n
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\n…to the C major seventh chord:
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\n…produces an extended chord:
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\n…because D is an extension.<\/p>\n
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\n…is an extension in the C major ninth chord:
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\n…because from C (which is the root of the chord) to D:
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\n…is a ninth interval and exceed the compass of an octave.<\/p>\n
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\n…is an extended chord because it exceeds the compass of an octave.<\/p>\nFeatures Of Extended Chords<\/h3>\n
Extended Chord Types<\/h2>\n
Ninth Chords<\/h3>\n
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\nC minor ninth chord:
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\nC dominant ninth chord:
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\n…the interval between the third tone (which is E):
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\n…and the eleventh tone (which is F):
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\n…is a minor ninth interval (E-F):
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\n…and the minor ninth interval is one of the most dissonant intervals in harmony.<\/p>\n
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Thirteenth Chords<\/h3>\n
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\n…consists of all the notes in the C major scale:
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\nD is the ninth
\nE is the third
\nF is the eleventh
\nG is the fifth
\nA is the thirteenth
\nB is the seventh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\n…is usually played with the eleventh (which is F):
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\n…omitted:
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\nThirteenth chords consist of all the tones of the scale, consequently, they are absolutely advanced.
\n[\/thrive_lead_lock]<\/p>\nFinal Words<\/h2>\n