How to Play Chords on a Flute in E Flat: Part 1

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We have now learned the E flat major scale. From the scale using different notes from it a lot of things can be made that make up the bases of music in the key. For example one thing that comes out of E flat major scale chords. A chord is group of 3 or more notes that are put together from the notes in a scale. The first chord that is made from a E flat major scale starts on the root or E flat. The 1st note in the scale. The note is made up from the 1st note of the scale, the 3rd note from the scale, and the 5th note from the scale. You can see in our scale 1,3,5 that makes up the chord. To play the chord in each individual pitches is called a arpeggio. Let's listen to the arpeggio. When all of these notes are played together it is made into a chord. This sounds like this. What makes E flat major a major chord is the distance and type of intervals that are used. You have a major 3rd on the bottom which is equal to 4 half steps. Let's look at the piano to see what 4 half steps are. So you are in E flat we have 1,2,3,4 half steps until we get to the 3rd note of E flat major G that is a major 3rd. In the chord there is also the 5th note of the scale from the 3rd note to the 5th note there 1,2,3 half steps that is minor triad. When you have a major on the bottom and a minor on the top you make a major triad. If you start this from the 2nd note in the scale which is F we have a minor triad it starts F, A flat, C and F again. Let me play. This makes the minor sound. The minor has a minor triad on the bottom followed by a major triad on the top.

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