G major is a fairly simple key with one key sign. For the accompaniment, you need to be able to build basic triads and a dominant seventh chord. To the main set of chords, you can add even smaller triads of the second and seventh steps.
It is necessary
- - piano keyboard;
- - music book;
- - Chord Sequence Chart.
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way to build chords in G major is to have a piano keyboard close at hand. It can just be drawn. First of all, you need to build a tonic triad. In major, it consists of a major and a minor third, with the major at the bottom. Find the "G" key, count 2 tones up from it. This will be the "s" key. Count up one and a half tones from it. You will get the "re" sound. Thus, the tonic triad in G major consists of the sounds "G", "B" and "D". The sound "G" of the next octave is added to the expanded triad. This chord is referred to as G-dur or simply G.
Step 2
The tonic triad has inversions. To build the first inversion, it is enough to move the tonic up one octave. The result is a chord consisting of the sounds "B", "D" and "G". Accordingly, in the second appeal, the sound "si" is transferred upward. It turns out the chord "D" - "G" - "B". Write down the tonic triad and its inversions on a sheet of music, not forgetting to put down the key sign - F sharp. In the treble clef, it is written on the topmost ruler (that is, on the fifth), in the bass - on the fourth.
Step 3
Learn the names of the support steps. The first stage is the tonic; it is on this stage that you built the tonic triad. The other two main steps are subdominant and dominant. The subdominant is the fourth step. Count the fourth up from the sound "G". This will be the "before" sound. Build a subdominant triad. It looks like a major, with a major third at the bottom and a minor third at the top. You will get a chord made up of C, E, and G sounds. In fact, this is a C major chord, which is denoted as C or C-dur in digital codes.
Step 4
The next pivotal step is the fifth, which is also the dominant one. This is the top sound of the tonic triad, that is, d. The dominant triad is also constructed as a major one, that is, in this case it consists of the sounds "D", "F-sharp" and "A".
Step 5
Play a chord progression on any instrument you can play. You will hear that the dominant chord sounds unstable and requires another chord. The sequence usually ends with a tonic triad. This is in digital cameras, it will look like G-C-D-G or G-dur - C-dur - D-dur - G-dur.
Step 6
You can decorate the accompaniment by using a dominant seventh chord. To build it, you need to add another minor third to the dominant triad from above. The result is a D - F-sharp - A - C chord. Try to play it. It sounds erratic and needs permission. If you play this combination of sounds as an arpeggio, the resolution will look like B-G-G-G. If you take all sounds at the same time, then the resolution is a large third B-G. The dominant seventh chord in G major is denoted in digits as D7.
Step 7
In losses and endings, a reduced triad is often used. It is built on the seventh stage. In G major it will be F sharp. This chord consists of two minor thirds and resolves into a major third of the tonic triad. In G major, this chord sequence looks like F-sharp - A - C - B - G. In harmonic G major, the diminished triad is also built on the second step. It consists of the sounds "la", "c" and "e flat" (that is, the sixth degree in this type of major is lowered).
