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As you know, there is a formula for everything! Nothing is random — even when playing by ear…<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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From the most basic triad (or three-fingered chord) to the largest thirteenth chord, there are easy, systematic ways to remember ALL chords, regardless of size.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Let’s start basic and then I’ll show you how to remember larger chords.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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If you have the <\/font> 300pg course<\/a><\/font>, page 50 displays a chart like this:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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# of notes<\/font><\/strong><\/u><\/td>\nType of chord<\/font><\/strong><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Three<\/font><\/td>\nTriad<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Four<\/font><\/td>\nSeventh<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Five<\/font><\/td>\nNinth<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Six<\/font><\/td>\nEleventh<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seven<\/font><\/td>\nThirteenth<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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… If you’re just starting out, don’t be confused by these names and numbers.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Simply put, three-note chords (like a Cmaj or Fmin) are called “triads<\/a>.”<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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As you add tones to the basic triad, you form “sevenths<\/a>” and “ninths<\/a>” — and all the others. We will get into this in a moment.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Key Rule:<\/strong><\/u> By knowing major scales, you can figure out any triad, seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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I always talk about major scales so I won’t waste time listing them here. You can find newsletters on them at my new archive site www.pianoweekly.com<\/a> or in the <\/font> 300pg course<\/a> (chapter four).<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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But for now, I’ll show the C major scale:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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C D E F G A B C <\/font> <\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Basically, to form various chords, you just take notes from the C major scale. Keep in mind that each note of a scale is played individually, one after the other (don’t confuse scales and chords).<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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On the other hand, when you are playing chords, you are holding down multiple notes at the same time.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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In order to apply these simple principles below, you’ll have to convert the major scale above to numbers. We’ve discussed techniques like this in prior weeks (www.pianoweekly.com<\/a>)<\/font> .<\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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C = 1<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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E = 3<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
F = 4<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
G = 5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
A = 6<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
B = 7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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So…<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Once you know your major scales as numbers, you can apply these formulas to make any chord you want:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Major triads<\/a> (Ch 5): 1 + 3\u00a0 + 5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Minor triads<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 8): 1 + b3 + 5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Diminished triad<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 9): 1 + b3 + b5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Augmented triad<\/font><\/span><\/a>: 1 + 3 + #5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Major seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + 3 + 5 + 7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Minor seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + b3 + 5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Dominant seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + 3 + 5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Half Diminished seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a>: 1 + b3 + b5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Diminished seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 13): 1 + b3 + b5 + bb7\u00a0 (or just think of it as “6”)<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Major ninth (Ch 11): 1 + 3 + 5\u00a0 + 7 + 9<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Minor ninth (Ch 11): 1 + b3 + 5 + b7 + 9<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Dominant ninth (Ch 11): 1 + 3 + 5 + b7 + 9<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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and so on… (eleventh chords, thirteenth chords, altered chords, major sixth, minor sixth…)<\/a><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Now… let me help you to apply these formulas:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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In the key of C major, let’s say you wanted to play a C maj chord (aka “C major triad”). Since the formula is 1+3+5, simply take the first, third, and fifth tone of the C major scale and play them together.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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What’s the 1st tone of the C major scale?\u00a0 Answer: C<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
What’s the 3rd tone of the C major scale? Answer: E<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
What’s the 5th tone of the C major scale? Answer: G<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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C major triad: C E G<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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It’s that simple.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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If you’re just starting out, you may have run into a problem with the “b3”, “b5”, or “bb7” and — that’s understandable (I’d be confused too if I were just starting out). Let me explain.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Whenever you see a “b” or “#”, that simply means to lower or raise the note a half step.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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“b” means to lower the note a half step. So if you see b3, that means to take the third tone of the scale and lower it one-half step.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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So if a minor chord is 1 + b3 + 5, in the key of C major, that is:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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C Eb G<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Why Eb?<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Because we simply took the third tone of the scale and lowered it one-half step.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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With that said, you should be able to figure out all the chords above:<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Major triads<\/a> (Ch 5): 1 + 3\u00a0 + 5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cmaj: C E G<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Minor triads<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 8): 1 + b3 + 5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cmin: C Eb G<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Diminished triad<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 9): 1 + b3 + b5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cdim: C Eb Gb<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Augmented triad<\/font><\/span><\/a>: 1 + 3 + #5<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Caug: C E G#<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Major seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + 3 + 5 + 7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cmaj7: C E G B<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Minor seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + b3 + 5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cmin7: C Eb G Bb<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Dominant seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 10): 1 + 3 + 5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
C7 (aka Cdom7): C E G Bb<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Half Diminished seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a>: 1 + b3 + b5 + b7<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
C half dim7: C Eb Gb Bb<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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Diminished seventh<\/font><\/span><\/a> (Ch 13): 1 + b3 + b5 + bb7\u00a0 (or just think of it as “6”)<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
Cdim7: C Eb Gb A<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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What about the more extended chords like ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths?<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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What if I told you that you could play any ninth, eleventh, or thirteenth chord by knowing <\/span>just seventh chords?<\/span><\/font><\/address>\n
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You can.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Major Ninth Chords<\/font><\/span><\/strong><\/address>\n
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The formula for a major ninth chord is:<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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The Cmaj9 chord, for example, is:<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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C E G B D<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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But a shortcut is to simply play an Emin7 over C.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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C bass\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0 E G B D (Emin7) on right hand = Cmaj9<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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So, how can we make this a “rule” to apply to all maj9 chords?<\/font><\/address>\n
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Simply put, take the iii min7 of any major key.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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1) Start with the keynote<\/a> of the major scale. So if you want to play a Cmaj9 chord, the keynote would be “C”. Play this on your left hand.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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2) On your right hand, locate the third tone of the scale and play a minor seventh chord on that tone. So in the key of C, the third tone is E. Therefore, you’d play an Emin7 chord on C bass.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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For your convenience, here’s a list of all twelve major ninth chords:<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Cmaj9: C + Emin7 chord (C E G B D)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Fmaj9: F + Amin7 chord (F A C E G)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Bbmaj9: Bb + Dmin7 chord (Bb D F A C)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Ebmaj9: Eb + Gmin7 chord (Eb G Bb D F)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Abmaj9: Ab + Cmin7 chord (Ab C Eb G Bb)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Dbmaj9: Db + Fmin7 chord (Db F Ab C Eb)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Gbmaj9: Gb + Bbmin7 chord (Gb Bb Db F Ab)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Bmaj9: B + D#min7 (B D# F# A# C#)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Emaj9: E + G#min7 (E G# B D# F#)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Amaj9: A + C#min7 (A C# E G# B)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Dmaj9: D + F#min7 (D F# A C# E)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Gmaj9: G + Bmin7 (G B D F# A)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Let’s move on…<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Minor Ninth Chords<\/font><\/span><\/a><\/address>\n
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Minor ninth chords have a similar formula. Instead of taking the 3rd tone of the scale and playing a minor 7th chord on it (like we did above), simply take the b3rd of the scale and play a major 7th chord on it.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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So it’s sort of like the opposite of the maj9 chord.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Maj 9 vs Min 9<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Maj 9: <\/font> <\/strong>We took the 3rd tone of the scale and played its minor seventh chord.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Min 9:<\/font><\/strong> We will take the b3rd tone of the scale (or the relative major) and play its major seventh chord. Don’t worry about relative major\/minor — this would take a few more concepts to explain. For now, just remember the b3 of any key!<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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1) Start with the keynote of the major scale (C for example).<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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2) On your right hand, locate the b3 tone of the scale. That involves finding the natural third tone (E) and lowering it one-half step to Eb. So, to recap, the b3 of C major is “Eb.”<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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3) Simply play Ebmaj7 over C bass and there’s a nice min9 chord!<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Cmin9: C + Ebmaj7 chord (C Eb G Bb D)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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You try the rest…<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Cmin9: C + Ebmaj7 chord (C Eb G Bb D)<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Fmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Bbmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Ebmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Abmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Dbmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Gbmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Bmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Amin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Dmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
Gmin9: _______________________<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n
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Next week, I’ll teach you easy ways to play eleventh and thirteenth chords using similar formulas.<\/font><\/span><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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