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Scale Tone Chords in G

Lesson 6/118 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Keyboard for Adults

Scale Tone Chords in G

Scale Tone Chords in G

By using the correct formulas, it is possible to build any of the four types of triads on any note of the chromatic scale. For example, if you start with the note D and add a note a major third above it (F#) and a minor third above that (A), you end up with a D major chord. If you start with the note A and add a note a minor third above it (C) and a major third above that (E), you end up with an A minor chord.

If you go through and analyse all of the scale tone chords in the key of C major, you end up with the following pattern:

This pattern remains the same regardless of the key. This means that if you look at the scale tone triads in any major key, chord 1 is always major, chord 2 is always minor, chord 8 is always minor, etc. The only thing that changes from one key to the next is the letter names of the chords. This can be demonstrated by looking at the scale tone triads for the key of G major which are shown in this exercise.

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- The Notes Middle C, D and E 3- Chords 4- The Quarter Rest 5- The Three Four Time Signature 6- The Notes A, B and C 7- The Bass Staff 8- Minor Chords 9- Arpeggios 10- Sharp Signs 11- The G Major Scale 12- Flat Signs 13- Using the Whole Keyboard 14- The Eighth Rest 15- Minor Chord Inversions 16- More About Syncopation 17- The Sixteenth Note 18- Accidentals 19- The Blues Scale 20- The Triplet 21- Swing Rhythms 22- Seventh Chords 23- Scale Tone Chords 24- Using the Sustain Pedal 25- Intervals 26- How to Transpose 27- Minor Scales and Keys 28- More About Minor Keys and Scales 29- The Minor Pentatonic Scale 30- Alternating Octaves 31- Notes on the Keyboard 32- Approach to Practice 33- Seventh Chords 34- The Lead-in 35- The Tie 36- The C Major Scale 37- Playing Chords with the Right Hand 38- Five Finger Positions 39- Broken Chords 40- Higher C Position 41- Key Signatures 42- The F Major Scale 43- Chord Inversions 44- Syncopation 45- Slash Chords 46- Identifying Eighth Note Rhythms 47- Dynamics 48- Enharmonic Notes 49- Riffs 50- The Shuffle 51- The G Seventh Chord (G7) 52- The B Diminished Chord 53- Interval Qualities 54- New Chords in the Key of G 55- Tempo Changes 56- The Harmonic Minor Scale 57- Minor Pentatonic Scale in E 58- Major Scales and Key Signatures 59- How to Sit at the Keyboard 60- Changing Chords 61- The Octave 62- Playing Scales with Both Hands 63- Keyboard Voices and "Timbre" 64- Legato 65- Practicing Scales 66- C Major Chord Inversions 67- Doubling Notes in Chords 68- Turnaround Progressions 69- Pedal Tones 70- Volume Changes 71- 12 Bar Blues 72- G7 Chord Inversions 73- Using Roman Numerals for Chords 74- Interval Distances 75- D Major Chord Inversions 76- Relative Major and Minor Keys 77- Harmonic Minor Scale Tone Chords 78- New Topic 79- Hand Shape 80- Songs With Chords 81- Key of C Major 82- G Major Chord Inversions 83- Accents 84- Blue Notes 85- The C7 Chord 86- Chord Construction 87- B Minor Chord Inversions 88- The Melodic Minor Scale 89- Cycle of Fifths 90- Music Notes 91- F Major Chord Inversions 92- D Minor Chord Inversions 93- The F7 Chord 94- Scale Tone Chords in G 95- F<span class="symbolA">#</span> Diminished Chord Inversions 96- Melodic Minor Scale Tone Chords 97- Cycle of Fourths 98- Notes on The Keyboard 99- Tempo Markings 100- E Minor Chord Inversions 101- Omitting Notes from Chords 102- Major Scale Chart 103- How to Find Middle C 104- Blues Scale Summary 105- Fingers 106- Minor Keys 107- How to Read Music 108- Minor Scales and Key Signatures 109- Note and Rest Values 110- Chord Construction 111- The Major Chord 112- The Minor Chord 113- The Seventh Chord 114- Chord Formula Charts 115- Scale Tone Chords 116- Summary of Scale Tone Chords 117- Scale Tone Chord Extensions 118- Summary of Scale Tone Extension Chords