Music theory simplified

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 21:50:59 -0700

Layering Abstractions

There is a standard progression to teaching people music. It looks like this:

Notes
Scales
Chords
Modes

Chords get moved around in that order depending on the instrument and style of music you’re playing.

But here’s the thing… They’re all actually just different sets of the same stuff. The difference is much smaller than I initially imagined.

Let’s start with a simple triad.

The first time you learn chords, you’re taught about major triads. They are simple. For the purposes of this example, let’s use C Major (CM). It has the notes:

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Music theory simplified

Layering Abstractions