I have a 1bar loop with 6 triad chords, all on the white keys, so they are somewhat related to the natural minor, aeolian mode.
But I need a fast, foolproof method of naming them, please help me out!
Cheers
Naming (triad) chords
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- KVRian
- 523 posts since 22 Jul, 2008
Hi,
I have a 1bar loop with 6 triad chords, all on the white keys, so they are somewhat related to the natural minor, aeolian mode.
But I need a fast, foolproof method of naming them, please help me out!
Cheers
I have a 1bar loop with 6 triad chords, all on the white keys, so they are somewhat related to the natural minor, aeolian mode.
But I need a fast, foolproof method of naming them, please help me out!
Cheers
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- KVRist
- 411 posts since 25 Apr, 2007 from Northern CA
By sight? By ear? Including Inversions? What do you mean "somewhat related"? What is your context?flowdesigner wrote:I have a 1bar loop with 6 triad chords, all on the white keys, so they are somewhat related to the natural minor, aeolian mode.
But I need a fast, foolproof method of naming them, please help me out!
Please be a more specific...
JR
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- KVRAF
- 6937 posts since 4 Jun, 2004 from Utrecht, Holland
There are no shortcuts afaik. Depending on the context the same triad can represent different chord names.
I wanted to write up something by myself, but pointing to work someone else has done is faster: http://cnx.org/content/m11995/latest/
But that doesn't tell what I had in mind.
So anyway, what I'd do is first determine the root of the chord. Often when there's a perfect fifth (7 semitones) in the triad, then the lowest is candidate for the root note. Also try weather the two inversions of the triad contain a perfect fifth.
Accompanying bass notes are also candidates for being the root. But look out for the bass being third or fifth relative to the root!
Then from the root, determine weather there's a minor or major third.
Finally look for additions such as 7th, major 7th, 9th, suspended, diminished variations.
That method covers most of the usual chords found in simple progressions. But it takes practice.
If you are in a hurry, then do post the 6 triads and one of us will tell you the names.
I wanted to write up something by myself, but pointing to work someone else has done is faster: http://cnx.org/content/m11995/latest/
But that doesn't tell what I had in mind.
So anyway, what I'd do is first determine the root of the chord. Often when there's a perfect fifth (7 semitones) in the triad, then the lowest is candidate for the root note. Also try weather the two inversions of the triad contain a perfect fifth.
Accompanying bass notes are also candidates for being the root. But look out for the bass being third or fifth relative to the root!
Then from the root, determine weather there's a minor or major third.
Finally look for additions such as 7th, major 7th, 9th, suspended, diminished variations.
That method covers most of the usual chords found in simple progressions. But it takes practice.
If you are in a hurry, then do post the 6 triads and one of us will tell you the names.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 523 posts since 22 Jul, 2008
Thank you! (also for replying to my other posts)
I guess it would be naive to be in a hurry wheoun the intention, motivation is to learn.
But your post was very good!
I guess it would be naive to be in a hurry wheoun the intention, motivation is to learn.
But your post was very good!
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 523 posts since 22 Jul, 2008
what do I call a triad containing c#3 e3 and g3?
I understand it is related to a-major chord, im playing the chord over a a-major bassline
I understand it is related to a-major chord, im playing the chord over a a-major bassline
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- KVRAF
- 2217 posts since 15 Jul, 2003
c# e g by itself would be a c# dim
but with an A in the root that becomes an Adom7
that's about as simple as it gets
when I can answer these sort of questions we haven't ventured very far into the woods
which leads me to believe you haven't put a lot of effort into cracking a theory book -- a little study can take you a long way.
but with an A in the root that becomes an Adom7
that's about as simple as it gets
when I can answer these sort of questions we haven't ventured very far into the woods
which leads me to believe you haven't put a lot of effort into cracking a theory book -- a little study can take you a long way.