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How to find chords in major
scale Indian songs When
any beginner start playing the keyboard, he have absolutely no clue
about chords. Beginners used to wonder how do people play using both
their hands. Go to ragatracks scale chords section and it will
yields good results.
As we know music has
form
like the skeleton that holds your flesh, muscles, and skin up. If
you had no bones, no skeleton, your flesh and all the other parts of
you would fall on the floor. Because you have a skeleton so
you are able to walk around and pretty accurately predict which way
your next step will take you.
It's the same in music. Music has
form like
a skeleton to hold it up. And that skeleton is made out of chords
(harmony) the tonal center of the song or piece. In any given key or
scale you can play in, there are primary chords. They are like
family members of that particular key. In any given key or scale,
there are 3 "family members" that are residents of that key, the
I chord, the IV chord, and the V
chord. They are far the most likely
chords to occur in any given key.
In
below given table you will find the 3-note (triad) I-IV-V
chords for each of the twelve (12) major keys or scales. We shall
begin with the key of "C" and proceed through to the twelfth chord
which is "B". Practice the I-IV-V chord progression in all twelve
keys. Try playing the 3-note (triad) I-IV-V chord progression chords
with your left hand, while playing the major scale for each chord
with your right.
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I - IV -
V Chord Progression |
|
Scale |
I
Chord |
IV
Chord |
V Chord |
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C Major |
C Major |
F Major |
G Major |
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C#/Db Major |
C#/Db
Major |
F#/Gb
Major |
G#/Ab
Major |
|
D Major |
D Major |
G Major |
A Major |
|
D#/Eb Major |
D#/Eb
Major |
G#/Ab
Major |
A#/Bb
Major |
|
E Major |
E Major |
A Major |
B Major |
|
F Major |
F Major |
A#/Bb
Major |
C Major |
|
F#/Gb Major |
F#/Gb
Major |
B Major |
C#/Db
Major |
|
G Major |
G Major |
C Major |
D Major |
|
G#/Ab Major |
G#/Ab
Major |
C#/Db
Major |
D#/Eb
Major |
|
A Major |
A Major |
D Major |
E Major |
|
A#/Bb Major |
A#/Bb
Major |
D#/Eb
Major |
F Major |
|
B Major |
B Major |
E Major |
F#/Gb
Major |
Example: C Major Scale and its I - IV - V Chords shown in above
table.
Chords
I
IV V
Note No.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7
C Major Scale = C
D E
F G
A B
For
example, if I am playing in the Key of C, and the first chord is the
C chord and I have to guess what the next chord is, I would guess
that it would be either the F chord or the G chord. Why? Because
those are the other "family members". So how could I tell whether it
should be F or G?
If the
melody is a "B", then the chord is probably a G chord. Why? Because
"B" is in the G chord, but is not in the F chord.
If the
melody is a "A", than I would guess that the chord is F. Why?
Because "A" is in the F chord, but is not in the G chord.
Does that
mean that there are always just 3 chords in a song? No, but there
are literally hundreds of songs that are made of just 3 chords.
In the
given table you will find the 3-note (triad) I - IV - V
chords for each of the twelve (12) major keys or scales. We shall
begin with the key of "C" and proceed through to the twelfth chord
which is "B". Practice the I-IV-V chord progression in all
twelve keys. Try playing the 3-note (triad) I-IV-V chord
progression chords with your left hand, while playing the major
scale for each chord with your right. When any
beginner start playing the keyboard, he have absolutely no clue
about chords. Beginners used to wonder how do people play using both
their hands. Purchase western e.book from ragatracks and it will
provide tips and yields good results.
Follow
the below given steps:
Step 1: Identify the notes of the
song corresponding to the tune. The song will include only those
chords which are combinations of these notes.
Step 2: Analyze
the song, line-by-line. Divide each line of the song into logical
segments, call each segment a measure. There's more to a measure of
a song that what is mentioned here. For simplicity, we call it a
segment or a measure. A measure can typically include 3-6 notes of
the tune. Now the question is, where do you set the break points in
order to get measures of a line of song? Here's the simple rule of
thumb: Follow your intuition! Look at it is, and set the breakpoint
at the transition of the song from one scale to another. Now,
"scale" is yet another technical term like "measure". Please note
that all these terms are used in a very general sense in context.
Lets take an example. "Yeh mera
dil" a song from film Don.
Yeh mera dil pyaar ka deewana
Deewana deewana pyaar ka parvana
Aata hai mujhko pyaar mein
jaljaana
Listen to the song keeping an eye
on the segmentation above. Sounds right?
Play the first line ("Yeh mera dil
pyaar ka deewana") using only three chords. The original song might
include many more, but the tune can be contained in three chords.
Step 3: Having identified the
measures, the next task is to map each measure to a chord. The rule
for this is, the chord that correctly maps to the measure should
include as many notes of the measure as possible. For instance, look
at this:
Yeh mera dil
D E D E C
The chords C and Aminor include
both the notes E & C. But how ironical, play Dminor chord for this
measure. An exception in the very beginning! Well, its like this.
Generally, the note with which the song begins determines the
"scale" of the song. Most of the chords would be centered around
this note.
Try playing this measure with C,
Aminor and Dminor. You'll see the difference yourself.
Simple chords table
Step 3.1: Given a measure, using
the table above, identify all possible chords (only major, minor
and flat) that include the notes of the measure. Then set the
"accompaniment" of your keyboard to on, and play the notes of the
measure with each chord. The chord that perfectly carries the tune
of the measure is the one we go with. Somewhat a brute force
approach, but for a layman like, it sure works.
Step 3.2: Once you get a rough
idea of the chords for a line (like "yeh mera dil pyaar ka
deewana"), play them in sequence without playing the notes. If you
can identify the tune by playing just the chords, your chords are
right! Otherwise, use your judgement and tweak the chord combination
by reconsidering those chords that you've discarded in step 3.1
above.
Repeat steps 3.1 and 3.2 for each
line of the song.
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