Chords of the Major Scale

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Lesson 15 - Chords of the Major Scale

I. Index 1. Introduction 2. Chords Built on the Major Scale 3. Conclusion II. Content 1. Introduction In this lesson, you will be looking at chords built on the major scale. Chords built on the major scale can be named by its position in the major scale using the Roman numerals one through seven. This is useful when talking about chords of the major scale in general, and not chords of a specific major scale. 2. Chords Built on the Major Scale Let's take a look at chords built on the major scale, specifically the C major scale. As seen in the animation below, the chord built on the first note of the C major scale is identified by the Roman numeral I (one). The chord built on the second note is identified by the Roman numeral II (two). The chord built on the third note is identifed by the Roman numeral III (three), and so on. You will also notice that some of the Roman numerals are capitalized while others are not. This is sometimes used to identify the type of a chord. Uppercase Roman numerals mean a major chord. Lowercase Roman numerals mean a minor chord. Uppercase Roman numerals with a (+) symbol mean an augmented chord. Lowercase Roman numerals with a (o) symbol mean a diminished chord. In the major scale, only the major chord, minor chord, and diminished chord occur naturally. The augmented chord does not occur naturally in the major scale. 3. Conclusion In this lesson, you took a look at chords built on the major scale. You also learned that a chord built on the major scale can be identified by the Roman numerals one through seven. The Roman numeral shown in uppercase, in lowercase, or with the (+) and (o) symbols next to them are sometimes used to signify the type of chord. Custom Search

I. Index

1.  Introduction

2.  Chords Built on the Major Scale

3.  Conclusion

II. Content

1. Introduction

In this lesson, you will be looking at chords built on the major scale. Chords built on the major scale can be named by its position in the major scale using the Roman numerals one through seven. This is useful when talking about chords of the major scale in general, and not chords of a specific major scale.

2. Chords Built on the Major Scale

Let's take a look at chords built on the major scale, specifically the C major scale. As seen in the animation below, the chord built on the first note of the C major scale is identified by the Roman numeral I (one). The chord built on the second note is identified by the Roman numeral II (two). The chord built on the third note is identifed by the Roman numeral III (three), and so on. You will also notice that some of the Roman numerals are capitalized while others are not. This is sometimes used to identify the type of a chord. Uppercase Roman numerals mean a major chord. Lowercase Roman numerals mean a minor chord. Uppercase Roman numerals with a (+) symbol mean an augmented chord. Lowercase Roman numerals with a (o) symbol mean a diminished chord. In the major scale, only the major chord, minor chord, and diminished chord occur naturally. The augmented chord does not occur naturally in the major scale.

3. Conclusion

In this lesson, you took a look at chords built on the major scale. You also learned that a chord built on the major scale can be identified by the Roman numerals one through seven. The Roman numeral shown in uppercase, in lowercase, or with the (+) and (o) symbols next to them are sometimes used to signify the type of chord.

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