Scales and Chords, Simply
Channel: Bren the Navigator
Date: 2022-07-28

Scales and chords, simply explained. Let's begin with a simple C major scale and then find the basic chords associated with that scale. Discover how these essential elements of music are interconnected. Next let's explore some jazzy 7th chords. Music theory can be easy if you take your time and digest it slowly. 

Here are some of the things covered in this video: 

The makeup of a major scale: 
Intervals: Tone, Tone, semitone, Tone, Tone, Tone, semitone 
Steps: 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1

Making triads from a major scale:
(1) Major, (2) minor, (3) minor, (4) Major, (5) Major, (6) minor, (7) diminished

7th Chords:
(I) Maj7, (ii) m7, (iii) m7, (IV) Maj7, (V) dominant 7, (vi) m7, (vii) half-diminished

00:00 C Major
00:25 Intervals
00:44 Major Scale Intervals
01:08 Chords in Key
02:04 diminished?
02:43 Maj, min, min, Maj, Maj, min, dim
02:54 7th chords
03:05 7ths in C Major
03:27 Dominant 7
03:50 half diminished
04:25 Inversions
05:24 7th Chord Inversions