Four Part Harmonies

We can extend the idea of harmonizing the major and (harmonic) minor scales with triads to include four part harmonies. This means each note of the scale will produce a chord consisting of the triad plus a seventh. In any Major key, we get the following 7th chords: The chord built on the 1st note of the major scale is a MAJOR 7thThe chord built on the 2nd note of the major … Read More