We have already seen how to find a Major Triad, however in the major scale there are in fact, seven triads ! Don't worry too much for the moment why some of them are minor, some are major, and some are half diminished. Let's first have a look first at how to find them by taking …
Major Triads
Triads are the basis of all western music and are indispensable to the aspiring musician regardless of style or musical preference. Every time you play a C, G, A, Am, D, E, Em etc chord on a guitar you are playing a triad. A triad is so called because it consists of 3 notes. The …
How to Build a Major Scale
Major scales are the basis for all of western music. To build them is as simple as applying this formula: T T ST T T T ST T = Tone ST = Semi Tone Simply pick your starting note and work through the formula. Here are all the notes in order (the chromatic scale): A …
Sharps and Flats
Sharp (#) and flat (b) are two musical terms which essentially mean: 'higher' and 'lower'. Here are all of the notes in order: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# is one semi tone higher than A, G# is one semi tone higher than G, E is one semi …
Tones and Semi Tones
Much like we measure geographical distances in Kilometers, we measure musical distances in 'tones' and 'semi tones'. London to Paris is 350 kilometers, C to D is one tone. They are distances between two notes. Here's how it all works, here we have a list of all 12 notes in a row: A A# …
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