For example, the screen below shows buttons for major chords and major seventh chords. There are 12 chords from C to B. When you press the chord button, that chord will sound.

For instance, in a C major scale, C=1, D=2, E=3 and so on, until B=7. So, to build a C major triad, we need the notes numbered 1, 3 and 5 from the major scale; in other words, C, E, and G = C major.

Try moving down a fret to work out the notes of B major. 2. Play the three notes at once. Learning chord notes from the scale we've just looked at has one problem: the 3rd and 5th intervals are on the ...