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When you play at least 3 notes together, you've made a chord.
 
When you play at least 3 notes together, you've made a chord.
  
The most common are '''[[major]] and [[minor]]''' - learn to tell the difference between the sounds of these. (often major sounds 'happy', minor sounds 'sad')
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The most common are '''[[major]] and [[minor]]''' - can you tell the difference between the sounds of these? (people often say major sounds 'happy', minor sounds 'sad').
  
 
Then, there's a whole range of other chords, eg: [[sevenths]], [[diminished]] or [[augmented]], [[suspended]] (sus) and more...
 
Then, there's a whole range of other chords, eg: [[sevenths]], [[diminished]] or [[augmented]], [[suspended]] (sus) and more...

Revision as of 20:18, 3 August 2020

When you play at least 3 notes together, you've made a chord.

The most common are major and minor - can you tell the difference between the sounds of these? (people often say major sounds 'happy', minor sounds 'sad').

Then, there's a whole range of other chords, eg: sevenths, diminished or augmented, suspended (sus) and more...


Here's a video showing some common chords: