Moffat Academy Music Department

1. Moffat Academy Music Department Advanced Chords

2. You will learn about 4 different types of chords • Major • Minor • Augmented • Diminished

3. Major ChordMajor Triad A Major chord has a root (1), a major third (3rd) and a perfect fifth (5th)

4. Minor Chord • Differs from a major chord in that it is has a MINOR third instead of a major third plus the root and the fifth. G Minor F Minor C Minor

5. Major third and Minor third • A Major Third has an interval of Two Tones • A Minor Third has an interval of One Tone and a semi-tone

6. Augmented Chords • The Augmented chord is the triad consisting of a major third and an augmented fifth above the root. This means you sharpen the fifth – if the root is C, the augmented chord consists of the notes C, E and G♯. C Augmented F Augmented G Augmented

7. Diminished Chords • Diminished triad consists of the root (1), minor third ( 3) and a minor fifth ( 5). • Basically, its like a minor third stacked on a minor third. It sounds very closed and squashed. F Diminished

8. Question Time...What notes would you find in the following chords? • C Major • A Minor • D Augmented • B Augmented • D Diminished • E Diminished • B Minor

9. Diminished 7th Chords A chord consisting of three intervals of a minor 3rd built one on top of the other, the interval between the lower and top note being a diminished 7th. In C major: b(b)7 b(b)B b5 bG 1 C b3 bE

10. Dominant 7th Chords • A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root. In C major: b7 bB 5 G 1 C 3 E

11. Added 6th Chords • A "sixth chord," also called the "added sixth chord,“ is a major triad with the interval of a sixth added (as measured from the root of the chord). C added 6th