What are chords in the major scale?

Answer 1

The C Major scale is a musical scale beginning and ending on the note C.

In ascending order (going up) the notes are:

C D E F G A B C

The pattern of whole and half steps is:

W W H W W W H

The major scale has a bright sound, which differs from the minor scale which has a dark sound. Most music is based on these two scales.

Major and minor refer to the tonality of the scale or chord. The I-note (tonic?) of the major scale has a major tonality to it. However, so does the lydian (IV) and the mixolydian (V). The dorian (II), phrygian (III), and the aeolian (VI) scales are minor in tonality. The locrian scale (VII) has a diminished sound or feel to it.

I C - Ionian, natural C D E F G A B C major

II D - Dorian, b3 b7 C D Eb F G A Bb C minor

III E - Phrygian, b2 b3 b6 b7 C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C minor

IV F - Lydian, #4 C D E F# G A B C major

V G - Mixolydian, #4 #7 C D E F# G# A B C major

VI A - Aeolian, b3 b6 b7 C D Eb F G Ab Bb C minor

VII B - Locrian, b2 b3 b5 b6 b7 C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C diminished

Try playing a typical I-IV-V chord progression (in this example, C - F - G) and play the different scales over it and you'll hear the mood or feel that each scale imparts.

|------3--1--0------------------------------------------------ E

|---------------3--1--0--------------------------------------- A

|------------------------2--0--------------------------------- D

|------------------------------3--2--0------------------------ G

|---------------------------------------3--2--0--------------- B

|------------------------------------------------3--1--0------ e

Answer 2

If you played a root position chord on each note of the C Major scale, including all the notes in the scale, all the chords would be made up of white keys. Starting on C... C-E-G, D-F-A, E-G-B, F-A-C, G-B-D, A-C-E, B-D-F, C-E-G. In that order, the chords are Major, minor, minor, Major, Major, minor, diminished and back to Major.

Answer 3

i Major

ii Minor

iii Minor

iv Major

v Major

vi Minor

vii Diminished

i Major

In other words, the chords in C Major are:

i C Major

ii D Minor

iii E Minor

iv F Major

v G Major

vi A Minor

vii B Diminished

i C Major

Answer 4

Strictly staying in the C major scale there can be no flat or sharp tones in the chord. In popular music, it is common to use the chords C, Dm and G, also, F, Am, and Em.

Answer 5

C major chord is when the 6 strings of the guitar give you the sound of c,e and g notes

Answer 6

Every scale has 8 notes. C Major has C D E F G A B C.
8: c d e f g a b c.

Answer 7

Three primary chords of G major are G, C, And D. G being the I chord, C, the IV Chord and D being the V chord. The relative minor is Em.