Lesson Summary

This section is about Chords. It ties together many of the other sections to show how intervals are used to make chords.

In this Section:

Intervals - How Chords are Constructed

• Major Triad - How they are built from intervals
• Minor Triad - How they are built from intervals, and the difference between minor and major

Chords in the key - Which chords are used in a key

Changing chords - Different ways to play or arrange chords to make music including:

• Inversions - Playing the notes of chords in different orders
• Spacing - How far apart the notes of the chord are played
• Extensions - Adding notes into the chord