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Chord basics
A chord consists of three or more notes played together. The most commonly
used chord is the triad consisting of three notes: Root, third and fifth of the corre‐
sponding scale. The C major chord for example is formed from the notes C (root),
E (the third note of the C major scale), and G (the fifth note of the C major scale).
In the C major chord shown, the lowest note is the root (this is the basic form of
the chord - if you play other notes of the chord as the lowest note, this is called
‘chord inversion’). The root is the central sound of the chord on which the other
chord notes are built upon. The interval between adjacent notes and the root
determines whether the result is a major or minor third.
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Chord structure
The lower interval in our triad (between root and third) determines whether the
result is a major or minor triad. In addition, we can shift the highest note by a half
step up or down to produce two additional chords.
The basic characteristic of the triad remains even if we change the order of the
notes to create different inversions. Consecutive chords can be softly connected
in a chord progression, e.g. by choosing suitable chord inversions (also called
‘voicings’).
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portable grand keyboard
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