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equipmentLesson 6
How to generate chords...
NOTE.... * DENOTES WHERE THINGS CAN BE FOUND ON YOUR SEQUENCER
Table of Contents
- What is a chord ... ?
- Where can I find translate on my sequencer... ?
- Major & Minor chords... ?
- Diminished & Augmented ... ?
- Sevenths ... ?
- Example ... ?
What is a chord ... ?
[ A chord is simply more than one note played at the same time, to sound good the notes must be in Key.
See the scales chart ROLAND_TB303_GUIDE_P8.htm
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Where can I find translate on my sequencer... ?
[ Just mark the notes or bars you wish to translate up/down, or mark (select all) and drag ]
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Major & Minor... ?
[ Major chords are translated from the root note (the key or scale note) by 4 then 3 notes so the Major chord of the key of C is C add 4 = E add 3 = G
C E G
Minor chords are translated from the root note by 3 then 4 notes so key of C is C add 3 = D# add 4 = G
C D# G
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Diminished & Augmented... ?
[ Same as above Diminished is add 3 then add 3
C D# F#
Augmented is add 4 then add 4
C E G#
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Sevenths... ?
[ Bit more complicated as there are several types of sevenths
Dominant seventh is 2 semitones to the left of root so for C this is A#
this chord is then called C7
Major seventh is added to major and minor chords only and is 1 semitone left of root so C is B
this chord is then called maj7
Diminished seventh is added to diminished chords only and is 3 semitones to the left of root so C is A
this chord is called dim7
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Example ... ?
[Key of C is C D E F G A B
C is the root E is the 3rd G is the 5th so
Cmaj is C E G
these are the bass notes
Cmaj7 translates as
well C maj7 is B as the root now becomes a seventh (1 to the left from C) so we have E the 3rd G the 5th and B the seventh
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