Hello,

Winvanity from this side. In today's tutorial I would like to touch on the topic of chords.

ㅤTo take up the topic, we will need the knowledge from the previous article, which I recommend catching up on if you came to this article first. However, if you are already up to date with everything I encourage you to read the rest of the article. So let's start with the basics.

What is a chord?

ㅤChords are called a set of at least three sounds of different pitch (for ease of reference - also different named) They serve in songs as a foundation for the main melody, the subject of which we will discuss in future articles. They break up the silence that arises in the background of the song and build its character.

How are chords formed?

ㅤImagine chords not as the notes themselves, but as the intervals between them. If you are able, I encourage you to approach a piano, keyboard or other keyboard instrument now, otherwise, I encourage you to go to https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Chords/, where google allows you to check the sound of selected chords.

ㅤStarting to build chords, we will have to choose a scale for ourselves. We know the scales from the previous article. I, for the purpose of the article, will use the most commonly used scale, G Major.

The lighter lines running along the notes indicate, for ease of reference, our scale in which we are moving. Now let's pick three notes.

Now for the first chord, let's skip three notes (ignoring the scale) and add another one. Let's then repeat this process after two notes, and we will create our first chord this way!

The name of this chord is C major. Now let's try to create a minor chord. If we want to create a minor chord, all we have to do is swap our intervals with places by making two spaces first and then three.

Great, now let's do our next two chords, let them be E major and D minor.

ㅤThis is how we created a full chord progression, that is, a string of chords flying as a backing in a song, in the course of one article, and you additionally learned the basics of chord building. Just make sure that the chords stick to the scale as pictured, otherwise they won't harmonize with the rest. In a future course I will also discuss other types of chords, but these are already sufficient for song composition. Most pop songs usually do not even use their other types.

What about chord progression generators?

ㅤIf you continue to struggle with the problem of building chord progressions, you can also use a generator. Privately, I recommend from myself the one posted at https://app.soundgrail.com/chord-progression-generator/. This generator allows you to select scales and tempos and press keys in real time. My personal favorite. I encourage you to use it in case you are looking for new sounds or in case you lose your inspiration ;)

Now we are left waiting to see you in a future article, where we will add another brick to our plan to compose a full piece! Remember that you can ask questions in the comments, I will try to answer on a regular basis.We'll see you soon!

//Winvanity