Suggested Learning Resources
- Stack notes in thirds by starting with a note letter, and list every other
letter thereafter (ex. C, E, G, B ect.)
- Thinking of the staff, if your starting note is on a line, place notes
on the lines above to stack thirds. If your starting note is on a space, place notes
on the spaces above to stack thirds.
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- When four notes are stacked in thirds in their most compact form (no spaces
between the notes). The bottom note is called the Root, the next note is call the
third of the chord, the next note is called the 5th of the chord, and the top note
is called the 7th of the chord. (Ex G = root, B = 3rd, D = 5th, F=7th)
- The specific pitches retain their labels, root, third, fifth, seventh
no matter what position they are in (ex. in a G, B, D, F chord… if the G is the
highest sounding pitch, it is still the root of the G chord)
http://youtu.be/Yo93uqvV3kA
Objective 8.1: Stack notes in thirds to create seventh chords, and Label notes of
a seventh chord as the root, third, fifth, or seventh