4Part 4 · The course
Intervals and Chords
Distances, triads and seventh chords, voicings
- 01Intervals: The Distance Between Two NotesThis lesson teaches you how to name the distance between two notes, from the second to the octave, and how to recognize by ear the intervals that keep coming back in your melodies, bass lines and chords.16 min
- 02Consonance and DissonanceYou're going to understand why some intervals sound stable and others tense, how to use tension on purpose instead of putting up with it, and why a chord that sounds great in the midrange turns to mud in the low end.15 min
- 03Triads: Major, Minor, Diminished, AugmentedHere you'll learn to build any three-note chord by stacking intervals, to recognize the four main families, major, minor, diminished and augmented, and to put suspended chords and power chords to work.16 min
- 04The Chords in a KeyAfter this lesson, you'll know how to find the seven chords that belong to a major or minor key, how to name them with Roman numerals, and how to pick chords that go together without fumbling around.17 min
- 05Chord Inversions and VoicingsYou're going to discover how to play the same chord in several ways, and how to choose the one that connects best to the next chord, so your loops flow instead of jumping.16 min
- 06Seventh Chords and Extended ChordsThis lesson shows you how to add a fourth note to your chords, then a fifth, to get the rich colors of lo-fi, house and R&B, and how to thin those chords out so they stay clear.19 min
- 07How to Read and Write Chord SymbolsYou're going to learn to read any chord symbol, to make sense of a chord chart, and to name what you just played in the piano roll yourself.15 min