Akkoorden

• Muziek
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome! 

What do you already know about CHORDS?

Chords

A chord is a combination of at least 3 tones. 

Chords are used to accompany a melodie.

Which instruments can be used for chords? 

Remeber that you should be able to play three different tones at the same time 

Can you play chords on this instrument?

1. Yes
2. No

Can you play chords on this instrument?

1. Yes
2. No

Can you play chords on this instrument?

1. Yes
2. No

Can you play chords on this instrument?

1. Yes
2. No

Summary

Chords can be played on instruments where you can play more tones on at the same time.

For example: piano, guitar, ukelele, keyboard and harp

Summary

Chords can't be played on instruments like bass guitar, wind instruments, stringed instruments

Chord symbols

Chord symbols tell you which chord you have to play

If there is an F written down, you have to play the F-chord

Major and minor

Chords can be played

major and minor

Major sounds happy

Minor sounds sad

Does the chord sounds major or minor?

1. Major
2. Minor

Does the chord sound major or minor?

1. Major
2. Minor

Let's build a C-chord

1. When you start building a chord, you need a root note.

This is the same as the chord symbol

So for the C-chord, the root note is C

And for the F-chord, the root note is ......

Let's build a C-chord

1. When you start building a chord, you need a root note.

This is the same as the chord symbol

So for the C-chord, the root note is C

2. After this you go from left to right on the piano. 

You go from low to high. 

Let's build a C-chord

Now you have to count. 

Every step on the piano is a half tone higher.

From C to C# is a half tone higer

From C to D is one tone higher (2 x 1/2).

From D to F?

From E to F?

To built a MAJOR-chord, you go up 2 whole tones (4 steps on the piano) and than 1,5 tones higher (3 steps on the piano)

Attention: You don't use the root note as a step. 

C-chord

1. Start at the root note

2. Go up 2 whole tones. You will find the major third (2nd note)

3. Take 1.5 tones higher  up to find the fifth (3rd note)

D-chord

• What is the root note?. 
• 2 whole tones higher (third) = 

D-chord

• Root note is D. 
• A major third higher = F#

D-chord

• Root note is D. 
• 2 whole tones higher (major third) = F#
• ...... higher

D-chord

• Root note is D.
• 2 whole tones higher (major third) = F#
• 1.5 higher =

The D-chord

• Root note is D. 
• 2 whole tones up (major third) = F#
• 1,5 tones up = A

The D-chord 

So the D-chords is build like this

D  - F# - A