#All minor chords piano how to

The notes of this scale are G A B C D E F#. We will take a look at the basic triads and four note extended chords of this key.įirst of all, let’s take a look at the G major scale. Please let us know what you think of this lesson and the exercises by leaving a comment below.What are the basic chords in the key of G major? We will find out here.

I hope you learned a lot about minor chords.

Place the notes of the chord (dominant/minor 7th/major 7th) on the piano (all the inversions) Place the notes of the chord (dominant/minor 7th/major 7th) on the piano (only root positions) If not, look first at the major chords lesson. If you know how major chords work, you can do also the following exercises. Place the notes of the minor 7th chord on the piano (all the inversions) Mix of all chords (also major!): Place the notes of the minor 7th chord on the piano (only root positions) Place the notes of the minor triad on the piano (all the inversions) Minor 7th chords: Place the notes of the minor triad on the piano (only root positions) Otherwise, you can follow the lesson about inversions. If you don’t know what chord inversions are, then do only the exercises in root positions. The exercises below are an excellent way to practice your minor chord knowledge. It’s really important to practice a lot in order to be able to quickly come up with the right minor chord when you’re play a song for example. Minor major 7 th chords Minor major 7 th chord When you’re finished, check your answers with the solutions below. For the sake of completeness, I will also add the enharmonic equivalents with more than 6 sharps or flats in parentheses.

#All minor chords piano how to

For the minor chords that have a ‘black key root’: take the roots that have a minor scale with not more than 6 sharps or 6 flats (see ‘ How to form a minor scale’). If you don’t remember well all the minor scales, then have a look at the lesson about minor scales. Start with all the 12 triads, and then put the minor 7 th or major 7 th on top to find the minor 7 th and minor major 7 th chords. With the information in this lesson, you can now find out all the other minor chords.

The Db minor major 7 th chord: Db Fb Ab C.

Taking the same examples as before, we get: We write a C minor major 7 th chord as C-∆7 or Cm ∆7.Ī minor major 7 th chord is easy to find when you know the minor 7 th chord: just raise the minor 7 th by a semitone. The ‘major’ in the chord name refers to the 7 th because it is a major 7 th note. At first sight, the name is a bit confusing: is it a minor chord or a major chord? Well, it is a minor chord because of the minor 3 rd (it’s built on a minor triad!). Minor major 7 th chords are almost never used in rock/pop/blues music, but a lot in jazz.Ī minor major 7 th chord is made of a minor triad with an added major 7 th note.

The Db minor 7 th chord: add the minor 7 th in the key of Db to the Db minor triad to get: Db Fb Ab Cb (Cb being the enharmonic equivalent of B).

The A minor 7 th chord: the A minor triad (A C E) with the added minor 7 th (G) gives us the A minor 7 th chord: A C E G.

I will take the 2 other examples from above to give you 2 more minor 7 th chords: We write the C minor 7 th chord as Cm7, Cmin7 or C-7 So, the C minor 7 th chord consists of the notes C, Eb, G and Bb. The minor 7 th is the note that makes a minor 7 th interval with the root note. Minor 7 th chords are formed by a minor triad with an extra note: the minor 7 th.

The Db minor triad: the root, minor 3rd and 5th in the key of Db are Db, Fb (enharmonic equivalent of E) and Ab, so the Db minor triad is: Db Fb Ab.

The A minor triad: the root, minor 3 rd and 5 th in the key of A are A, C and E, so the A minor triad is: A C E.

The Eb is therefore called the minor 3 rd in the key of C. Notice the minor 3 rd interval between the root (C) and the Eb.

So, the notes of a C minor triad are: C, Eb and G. For example, the C minor triad is formed by the root, the 3 rd and the 5 th note of the C minor scale. Minor triadsĪ minor triad is made of the root (1 st), 3 rd and 5 th note of the minor scale. If you want to hear sound samples of the different chords, please refer to the lesson ‘ What is a chord? How do different chords sound?’. We can have minor triads and minor chords with a 7 th. How are minor chords formed? The most important characteristic of a minor chord is the minor 3 rd interval from the root (starting note) to the second chord note.