{"id":21197,"date":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=21197"},"modified":"2024-07-21T03:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:12:16","slug":"are-you-finding-it-difficult-to-learn-major-chords-now-heres-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/are-you-finding-it-difficult-to-learn-major-chords-now-heres-what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Finding It Difficult To Learn Major Chords? Now Here&#8217;s What To Do!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re finding it difficult to learn major chords, I have a concept that can simplify it for you and I want to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p>Major chords are very important in music and although there are other chord types, most of the songs you know can be played with major chords.<\/p>\n<p>Truth be told, most anthems, folk songs, hymns, etc., start and end on a major chord and that&#8217;s why major chords are important and cannot be ignored in music.<\/p>\n<p>So in this lesson, what I want to show you is simply how you can apply the knowledge of the major scale in the formation of the major chord.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if you&#8217;re saying, <em>&#8220;Dr. Pokey, I don&#8217;t know major scales!&#8221; <\/em>then you really don&#8217;t have a business learning major chords. In the process of learning music, scales should come first before chords.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re on this page, make sure you&#8217;re familiar with all the major scales on the keyboard and if you&#8217;re yet to know and master all the major scales, kindly suspend this lesson temporarily and check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-key-to-learning-major-scales\">lesson on the major scales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Short Note On Major Chords<\/h2>\n<p>A chord is a collection of three or more related notes which may be played or heard together.<\/p>\n<p>From the definition, a chord can have more than three notes. However, for the purposes of this study, we&#8217;ll be limiting the number of the notes in a chord to three and that is called the triad:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Three-toned chords = Triads = Chords<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, the major chord is a three-tone chord and is also known as a triad because it consists of three notes.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;So, What Is It About This Three-Tone Chord Called The Major Triad?&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The major chord (aka &#8211; &#8220;major triad&#8221;) is the 1-chord in the major key.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> This is one classic way to describe the major chord in a music theory test if you really want to score high.<\/p>\n<p>From the of the major chord, we can see that it is formed off the first tone of the major scale in any key you&#8217;re in. Now, in the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the major scale can be formed off the first tone of the scale (which is C):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that&#8217;s the C major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Submission:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t worry about how we got the C, E, and G. I&#8217;ll explain that in the next segment.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the most stable chord in the major key:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that&#8217;s why a lot of songs start and end on the 1-chord; especially hymns, anthems, folk songs, nursery rhymes, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the stability of the 1-chord, every other major chord in the major key is important and that&#8217;s why major chords are considered as primary chords in the major key.<\/p>\n<p>The key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;has the following major chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,A,C,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG major chord:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and they are all classified as primary chords in the key and that&#8217;s what makes major chords important and unique.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we&#8217;re done with an overview of the major chord, the next thing to do is to learn how it can be formed the simplest way possible.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Form The Major Chord Using The Major Scale<\/h2>\n<p>Although there are so many ways to approach the formation of the major chord and they vary from the most complex to the easiest, I&#8217;ll be showing you one of the easy ways you can form any major scale &#8212; just by knowing the tones of the major scale.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if you look at the C major chord and the C major scale:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;you&#8217;ll observe that the tones of the C major chord are the first, third, and fifth tones of the C major scale.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;What Does That Teach Us?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It teaches us that the tones of the major chord are taken from the major scale and they are specifically the first, third, and fifth tones of the major scale.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s check that out using the D major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,E,Fs,G,A,B,Cs,D,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;if we can form the D major chord just by using the first, third, and fifth tones of the D major scale.<\/p>\n<p>So, here are the tones:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the first tone.<\/p>\n<p>F#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the third tone.<\/p>\n<p>A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the fifth tone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and altogether, that&#8217;s the D major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,Fs,A,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSo, we can actually form the D major scale and any other major scale just by isolating the first, third, and fifth tones? Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Now, using all the major scales that you are familiar with, you can form the major chord and it&#8217;s as easy as ABC and even your 9 year old can do it &#8212; pick out the first, third, and fifth tones of the scale.<\/p>\n<p>If I give anyone the Eb major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,Eb,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and ask them to pick out and isolate the first, third, and fifth tones, I bet you know they&#8217;ll easily pick out the following notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Eb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Bb,,&amp;color=CCCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and those are the notes of the Eb major chord. It&#8217;s that easy!<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>The formation of major chords doesn&#8217;t get any simpler than this!<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people limit their use the major scale as a warm up mechanism during their practice routine but here&#8217;s one of the numerous applications of the major scale that is even more beneficial in the learning and mastery of chords.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank my mentor and role-model,\u00a0<strong>Jermaine Griggs<\/strong>, for the opportunity given to me to share this with you and I do hope that the concepts shared would help you a great deal.<\/p>\n<p>See you in another lesson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re finding it difficult to learn major chords, this lesson will get you started the easiest and fastest way possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":21967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,25,350,9],"tags":[2116,528],"class_list":["post-21197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beginners","category-chords-progressions","category-music-etc","category-piano","tag-major-chord","tag-major-scale","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are You Finding It Difficult To Learn Major Chords? 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