Lecture Notes: Scales and Chords - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering scale notes, diatonic chords, modes, seventh chords, suspensions, and related concepts from the video notes.

C Major Scale Notes

C D E F G A B

I (C Major) Triad

C E G

CMaj7 (C Major7)

C E G B

C7 (Dominant Seventh)

C E G Bb

ii Chord in C Major

D F A

Dm7

D F A C

Cm7

C Eb G Bb

iii Chord in C Major

E G B

Em7

E G B D

IV Chord in C Major

F A C

FMaj7 (F Major7)

F A C E

V Chord in C Major

G B D

G7 (Dominant Seventh)

G B D F

vi Chord in C Major

A C E

Bdim (B diminished)

B D F

CSus2

C D G

CSus4

C F G

Cmin7b5 (C Half-Diminished 7th)

C Eb Gb Bb

Dorian Mode

Second mode of the major scale; minor quality with raised 6th

Ionian Mode

First mode; the major scale

Locrian Mode

Seventh mode; diminished fifth in the scale

Mixolydian Mode

Major scale with a lowered seventh

Diatonic Triads

Built on scale degrees I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii° in a key

Seventh Chords

Chords extended with a seventh (major7, minor7, dominant7, half-dim7, etc.)

Dominant Seventh

A major triad with a minor seventh; e.g., G7 = G B D F

Major Seventh

A major triad with a major seventh; e.g., CMaj7 = C E G B

Minor Seventh

A minor triad with a minor seventh; e.g., Em7 = E G B D

Half-Diminished Seventh

A chord that consists of a diminished triad (root, minor third, diminished fifth) with a minor seventh added above the root. Ex: min7b5; e.g., Cmin7b5 = C Eb Gb Bb

Diminished Triad

Triad built from minor third steps; e.g., Bdim = B D F

Suspended Chords (Sus2/Sus4)

Chords where the third is replaced by the 2nd or 4th degree: Sus2 = C D G, Sus4 = C F G