A chord is two or more notes played together.
Chord are perfect for writing harmonic accompaniments.
You can only play chord on instruments that play more than one note at a time.
Keyboards and guitars are both great for playing chords.
There are two types of chords:
CONCORDS (nice-sounding chords): the notes go together really well.
DISCORDS (clashing chords): Chords that have clashing notes whic disagree.
The best-sounding chords are called TRIADS
Triads are chords made up of 3 notes. The intervals between notes are thirds ( 3rd).
The most important chords in a scale are:
Chords can be played in different ways:
You can play the notes together, at the same time
You can play the notes as a sequence, one after the other (arpeggio)
Now you are ready for composing accompanimets for melodies!!
Chord are perfect for writing harmonic accompaniments.
You can only play chord on instruments that play more than one note at a time.
Keyboards and guitars are both great for playing chords.
There are two types of chords:
CONCORDS (nice-sounding chords): the notes go together really well.
DISCORDS (clashing chords): Chords that have clashing notes whic disagree.
The best-sounding chords are called TRIADS
Triads are chords made up of 3 notes. The intervals between notes are thirds ( 3rd).
The most important chords in a scale are:
Chords can be played in different ways:
You can play the notes together, at the same time
You can play the notes as a sequence, one after the other (arpeggio)
Now you are ready for composing accompanimets for melodies!!