Here's all the information you need on chords man:
Chord FormingChords are built using the intervals of 3rds, i.e. every member of a chord is a 3rd apart. Here is an illustration of how it's done:
1. Lay out all the notes that are used on the keyboard or in a major scale:
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E
2. Pick a note that you want to form a chord on and write it down. This note will be your root note:
C
3. Once you got a root note, write down every other note after it:
C E G B D F A
The first 3 notes played together is your basic triad chord. (C-E-G)
The first 4 notes played together is your basic 7th chord. (C-E-G-B)
The first 5 notes played together is your basic 9th chord. (C-E-G-B-D)
The first 6 notes played together is your basic 11th chord. (C-E-G-B-D)
All 7 notes played together is your basic 13th chord. (C-E-G-B-D-F)
That's all there is to forming a chord. So, if you want to build a triad off A, you just say A-C-E. If you want to build a triad off B, you just say B-D-F.
4 basic types of chordsThere are 4 basic types of chords that are the basis for all the chords used in music. They are major, minor, augmented, diminished. To add to the diminished chord, there is also the fully diminished chord. So really I guess u can say there are 5 basic types of chords. Forming each of these types of chords goes back to the principle of scale degrees. We use scale degrees so that forming these chords can be universal for any chord in any key.
major: 1 3 5
minor: 1 b3 5
diminshed: 1 b3 b5
*fully diminshed: 1 b3 b5 bb7 *just an extension of the regular diminished chord
augmented: 1 3 #5
For help on learning, practicing, and playing these basic chords, here are some links for ya:
Basic Chord Fingerings:
http://forums.learngospelmusic.com/index.php/topic,16403.0.htmlBasic Chords Practice:
http://forums.learngospelmusic.com/index.php/topic,22023.0.htmlOther chords:
major 7th: 1 3 5 7
dominant 7th (V7): 1 3 5 b7
minor 7th: 1 b3 5 b7
6th: 1 3 5 6
add9th: 1 2 3 5
9th: 1 3 5 b7 9
11th: 1 3 5 b7 9 11
13th: 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13
*Each of these chords can also be altered by sharping (#) or flatting (b) a note(s) to form even more chords
Chord Chart:
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,43117.0.html
