Learn How to Play Ukulele: What Is a Chord?
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So now that we understand a little bit about what music theory actually is, I'm going to write a little bit about the thing that makes the ukulele world go 'round: CHORDS. But what is a chord? Simply defined, a chord is three or more notes that are somehow related to one another through their location on the scale in a specific key of music. Did I lose ya? Here's what that means: every piece of music you play is made up of notes, or tones, on a scale. These tones are a whole or half step apart and repeat in a predictable pattern, depending on whether you're playing a major or minor scale, or some other type of scale. A C major scale is the most basic, consisting of 8 notes (an octave) that have no sharps or flats - if you sit down at a piano and locate the middle C, the next 7 notes you play are all the white keys. There are no black keys - the sharps and flats - in a C major scale, so it's usually the easiest one to play on any instrument. You probably already ca