Why Learn Chords

Now that you can play the melody with your Right Hand, we soon continue with your left hand!

A chord is two or more notes (most of the time at least three notes) that are played at the same time. ________________________________________________

Diatonic Chords

Lets start from the basic of how to form chords from a Major Scale.

Scale or Key has 7 different notes. 

If we take the C major scale:
C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C

And we build a triad off of each note of the scale using only notes found within the scale, we get this:  

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Primary Chords

Among all Diatonic Chords, specially take note on  Chord I, Chord IV and Chord IV , we called them Primary Chords.

Basically, Primary Chords fit in every phrase of the song! But When it comes to creating more harmonies interest, Diatonic Chords  it fit better!