A Major Chord Piano. What are piano intervals. This supertonic chords root starting note is the 2nd note or scale degree of the A major scale.
1 3 5. The A major chord ii is the B minor chord and contains the notes B D and F. This C E G B is a major 7th chord so it sounds nice and jazzy It is called a major 7th chord because rather than playing three notes 1 3 5 like a regular chord the 7th note is included.
To form a major chord play the 1 3 5 and 7 of the C Major scale in your left hand.
For example in D minor there are major chords on F Bb and A. The Lesson steps then explain the triad chord construction from this scale and how to name the quality of each chord based on note intervals. In the key of C this means we play C then E. 162018 Our 1 and 5 notes act as the shell and the 3rd determines major or minor.
