Further studies – more chords

This is an appropriate point to review your understanding of the construction of chords so far. You have seen how basic chords are created through major and minor intervals.

There are many more chords in addition to the major, minor and diminished forms you have learned about so far. Some of these will be covered in the following sections as you develop your understanding of chord construction.

Next: Augmented chords

Introducing triads
Major chords
Minor chords
Introducing the diminished chord
Further studies – more chords
Augmented chords
Beyond triads – four part harmony
Adding the 7th – the Major 7th chord
Adding the flattened 7th – the Minor 7th chord
Chord of Bminor7 (Bm7)
7th chords
Formula for deriving chords from the major scale
Using formulas to construct all chords
Using formulas to construct all chords
Sus chords