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Chord Anatomy

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Oscillator 1
Oscillator 2
☰ B#Cb

In the next few minutes, you'll learn to play 7 different chords in the key of C Major

These are 4 note chords, and each of these chords has a name

These names are determined by which 4 notes you play

The lowest (leftmost) note determines the root of that chord

Any notes played on top of that will detemine the quality of that chord

  • CMaj7
  • Dm7
  • Em7
  • FMaj7
  • G7
  • Am7
  • Bm7b5
C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B