Chord Command
Mastering and having a good command of chords involve:
1) Understanding chord qualities and the difference between “quality” vs. “quantity” in music.
2) How TERTIAN chords work (most chords fall under this type).
3) The different types of chord classes and how to easily master all of them.
4) Primary chords vs. secondary chords and the roles both play in real songs. (VITAL!)
5) Understanding how altered chords are formed and where they’re most utilized.
6) How extended chords (ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths) work and when to take advantage of them.
7) The art of chord inversions, why they differ from voicings, and how to use both.
8) How to use easy formulas and shortcuts to remember every chord so that you don’t have to rely on your memory. (VERY IMPORTANT)
1) Understanding chord qualities and the difference between “quality” vs. “quantity” in music.
2) How TERTIAN chords work (most chords fall under this type).
3) The different types of chord classes and how to easily master all of them.
4) Primary chords vs. secondary chords and the roles both play in real songs. (VITAL!)
5) Understanding how altered chords are formed and where they’re most utilized.
6) How extended chords (ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths) work and when to take advantage of them.
7) The art of chord inversions, why they differ from voicings, and how to use both.
8) How to use easy formulas and shortcuts to remember every chord so that you don’t have to rely on your memory. (VERY IMPORTANT)
Before we go on, I will like to lay out a simple hierarchal principle that will aide our understanding of the foundational principles that guide music:
Notes form Scales
Scales form Chords
Chords form Patterns
Patterns form Songs
Let's begin...
Notes form Scales
Scales form Chords
Chords form Patterns
Patterns form Songs
Let's begin...