[PIANO PLAYING] So we've talked about the major
triad and the minor triad. And if you remember, when we
talked about the major triad, I constructed them starting
on [PLAYING CHORD] the I chord-- in this case, C major;
the IV chord-- [PLAYING CHORD] in this case, F major; the V
chord-- [PLAYING CHORD] G Major; and then I went back to the
I chord. [PLAYING CHORD]. The reason why I did that is
because those three chords you hear all the time in songs. One chord, [PLAYING CHORD] which is
also the to
nic; [PLAYING CHORD] IV chord, which is the subdominant;
[PLAYING CHORD] V chord is the dominant chord. Now with the I chord, [PLAYING CHORD]
the tonic, that's our home base. That's our tonal center. [PLAYING CHORD] The key of C, C
major is our I chord-- the tonic. Number I. IV chord--
[PLAYING CHORD] subdominant. It's a step below the dominant chord. Now the dominant chord
[PLAYING CHORD] is interesting, because it's the fall V chord. And it's the dominant chord. And the V chord has a
tendency
to go back to I. [PLAYING CHORD] [PLAYING CHORD] And that's created by this, what they
call the leading tone [PLAYING CHORD] going back to I. [PLAYING CHORD]
So dominant [PLAYING CHORD] very often goes back to tonic. So those three chords-- the I
chord [PLAYING CHORD] IV chord [PLAYING CHORD] V chord [PLAYING CHORD]
I chord. [PLAYING PIANO]. C, [PLAYING PIANO] F,
[PLAYING PIANO] G. [PLAYING PIANO] You've probably heard a dozen or
so songs with those three chords in the last couple months. [PLAYI
NG CHORD] So
what I'd like to do is I'd like to play through a few
progressions with those three chords. And I want you to sing along,
singing the root of the chord. OK. The first one starts with the
I chord, then goes to the IV chord, V chord, back to the I chord. Starts over again. So we'll sing the tonic. [PLAYING CHORD]
[SINGING RHYTHM] La, la, la, la. OK. Let's try it. 1, 2, 3, 4. [PLAYING CHORD AND SINGING
RHYTHM] La, la, la, la. Do it again. [PLAYING PIANO] Yeah. Let's look at the second
progression. That again starts on the I chord. Then it goes to the
V. Then the IV chord. Then the V. Then back
to the I. Here we go. 1, 2, 3. [PLAYING PIANO]
[SINGING RHYTHM] La, la, la, la, la. La, la, la, la, la. Let me hear you sing it. [PLAYING PIANO] Let's do the next one now. The next one starts with the IV chord. 1, 2, 3. [PLAYING PIANO] Sing the root.
[SINGING RHYTHM] La, la, la, la. Now the last one there
starts with the V chord. 1, 3, 3, 4. [PLAYING PIANO] Bass note. [SINGING RHYTHM]
La, la, la, la. The I chord the IV chord, the V chord. The tonic, subdominant, dominant. OK? Major triads. I chord, IV chord, V chord. All in the key of C.
Comments
I am very grateful for making this learning available God bless One day, who knows, maybe I'll be able to learn firsthand.
Thank you so much for sharing sir . So nicely explained ❤.
Thank you sir, such a beautiful explanation and expressing the feeling attached with these chords
Great video!!!
Why are you singing the la note? The Do isn't the root?