Then, if you tried to do the same thing starting on D the chord you would end up with is D F A C E G B. You must remove the B because it creates a tri-tone with the F so the final chord would be D F A C E G which is called a D minor 7th chord with a 9th and 11th and is written like this; D min7 11.

If you kept doing this with all 7 notes of the scale that’s where your chords will come from. Take the chords from the scale then add a melody using the notes from the scale and you’ve got the building blocks of all western music.

While this may seem like a fairly simple explanation, it is. Music was never meant to be complicated but used as a way of expressing sentiment, emotional and happiness. Over complicating music just takes the fun out of it. So, the next time you decide to learn piano, find yourself some lessons that help you understand music from the inside out. Playing notes from a page will only take you so far. Understanding music will take you the rest of the way.

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