![]() ![]() Here are the chords in C major with their names: ![]() Triads/Chords can be major, minor, diminished or augmented. Notice that the notes of these triads are either all on lines, or all in spaces. A triad is always made up of a root, a third above the root, and a fifth above the root. (See “ Lesson 7: Intervals” for more about intervals). The notes we add are the third and the fifth. To make a chord, we choose one of the notes of the scale and add another two notes above it. Let’s take the key of C major as an example: To make chords, we first need to decide which key we are in. ![]() Grade Five Music Theory - Lesson 10: Describing ChordsĪ chord is a group of notes which sound at the same time.Ĭhords are usually made up of three basic notes, (but any of the notes can be doubled up without changing the nature of the chord). ![]()
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