Chords Flashcards
Notes in a major and a minor chord
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G major chord notes
G, B, D
G minor chord notes
G, Bb, D
F major chord notes
F, A, C
C major chord notes
C, E, G
Db major chord notes
Db, F, Ab
C# minor chord notes
C#, E, G#
D major chord notes
D, F#, A
F minor chord notes
F, Ab, C
D# major chord notes
D#, G, A#
E major chord notes
E, G#, B
Gb major chord notes
Gb, Bb, Db
F# minor chord notes
F#, A, C#
Ab major chord notes
Ab, C, Eb
G# major chord notes
G#, C ,D#
A major chord notes
A, C#, E
Bb major chord notes
Bb, D, F
A# major chord notes
A#, D, F
E minor chord notes
E, G, B
D# major chord notes
D#, G, A#
D# minor chord notes
D#, F#, A#
C minor chord notes
C, Eb, G
Db minor chord notes
Db, E, Ab
C# major chord notes
C#, F, G#
D minor chord notes
D, F, A
Eb major chord notes
Eb, G, Bb
Eb minor chord notes
Eb, Gb, Bb
D# major chord notes
D#, G, A#
E minor chord notes
E, G, B
Gb minor chord notes
Gb, A, Db
F# major chord notes
F#, A#, C#
Ab minor chord notes
Ab, B, Eb
G# minor chord notes
G#, B, D#
A minor chord notes
A, C, E
Bb minor chord notes
Bb, Db, F
A# minor chord notes
A#, C#, F
What is a dissonant note?
A note that isn’t in the scale
What is the purpose of a dissonant chord?
These chords sound terrible, make people uncomfortable, so you can make people feel comfortable again on a subsequent chord.
What is an augmented 7th chord?
This chord is one semitone up from the 7th in a chord.
What is the more direct way to write a D minor Augmented 7th chord?
DmAug7
What is another way to write a D minor Augmented 7th chord?
DmMaj7
What is a diminished 6th chord?
This chord is one semitone down from the 6th in a chord.
What is the more direct way to write a C major Diminished 6th chord?
Cdim6
What is another way to say Cdim6?
The minor 6th
What is an inversion?
When you change the order of the notes in the chord
What is a first inversion?
When you take the first note and throw it up past the third note
What is a second inversion?
When you take the first note and the second note and throw them up past the third note
Why use inversions?
For comfortable playing on certain songs, without having to move hands very much
