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Study and play the C Major scale below. Say the pattern of steps as you play.Right hand fingering: 1,2,3,(thumb under) 1,2,3,4,5.Left hand fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,(third finger over) 3,2,1.BUILDING A MAJOR CHORDIn this lesson you will learn to build a triad. A triad is made of three tones which aresounded at the same time. In the key of C Major, we will build our first triad (chord) onC.Put your left finger on C, and with your right hand count up 4 half-steps. ( A half-step isthe distance from one key to the next. It doesn't matter whether that key is black orwhite.) So we start going up by half-steps; C#, D, D#, E, (1,2,3,4). We have gone up 4half-steps and we are now on E. E is the next note of our triad.Now hold down the E with your left finger and count up 3 half-steps with your righthand; F, F#, G, (1,2,3). You are now on G and G is the top note of the triad.Now play the three notes together; C,E,G. This is the C Major chord or triad inroot position. C is the low (bottom) note of the chord.All major chords in root position will have this pattern of 4 half-steps and 3 half-steps. Ifthe bottom note is on a line, the chord will be line-line-line. If the bottom note is on aspace, the chord will be space-space-space.In another lesson we will learn how to invert or turn the chords around.24
Using the same pattern of 4 half-steps plus 3 half-steps, you can build major chords onany key.25
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