SONGSEEDS - C major scale generated chords
So you want to write a chord progression on guitar but don't know which chords will go together?
Every major scale generates a predictable series of chords (built using a mixture of major and minor third intervals); with the simplest having 3 notes (triads) and the most complicated using all 7 notes of the major scale (thirteenths).
The simplest major scale, from a note naming point of view, is C major because it has ZERO sharp (♯) or flat (♭) notes.
INTERVAL NUMBER |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
NOTE NAMES |
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C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
A |
B |
Harmonizing the C major scale in thirds i.e. start on each note in turn taking every other letter of the scale until 3 notes have been accumulated e.g. C, E, G – C major; D, F, A – D minor;
E, G, B, - E minor;
F, A, C – F major; G, B, D – G major; A, C, E – A minor; B, D, F – B diminished.
C MAJOR SCALE HARMONY (Ionian mode) |
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I |
IIm |
IIIm |
IV |
V |
VIm |
VIIdim |
C |
Dm |
Em |
F |
G |
Am |
Bdim |
Below are the easiest shapes for the chords in the key of C major - these may not be the most inspiring but they will always go together - in any order. Try a few together and listen to what they sound like.
The tab that follows shows the harmonised C major scale (using open chord shapes - apart from F major):-
The C major scale chord pattern can also be generated for all seven SHARP major scales (as defined by the CYCLE OF FIFTHS); these are tabulated below:-
Similarly the table can be produced for the FLAT major scales (as defined by the CYCLE OF FOURTHS);
again these are tabulated below:-
Sticking to the C major scale generated chords (staying in key) can get a little tiresome so below is a table of GAP CHORDS i.e. a series of major chords built on the notes that lie in-between the scale notes. Some sound good in combination with the scale chords - others are at best an acquired taste - again try out a few combinations and see how they sound together.
The C major scale GAP CHORD pattern can also be generated for all seven SHARP major scales
(as defined by the CYCLE OF FIFTHS); these are tabulated below:-
Similarly the GAP CHORD table can be produced for the FLAT major scales
(as defined by the CYCLE OF FOURTHS); again these are tabulated below:-
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