Chords and Melodies in the Major Scale

 Last class I showed you how to play a Major Scale.  Today I would like to show you how to play Chords and Melodies using the Major Scale.
Short video on scales, chords and melodies:

A C Major Scale Consists of all the White Keys on the Keyboard. Starting with C and ending with C one octave higher

C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

The C Major Chord is the 1st, 3rd and 5th of the scale

So If C is the 1st of the scale what would be the 3rd and the 5th???

C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

When chords are played in a certain order in your song, it is called a Chord Progression.  A common Chord Progression is called 1-4-5

This means that you are playing a Triad(three notes) starting on the 1st, 4th and 5th of the scale.

Lets look at what that really means....

here is the C Major Scale

C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

what is the 1st note of the scale?

C is the 1st

now count up from C, what is the 4th and 5th?

C       D       E       F      G       A      B      C

1st    2nd   3rd   4th   5th    6th   7th   1st......etc

Here is what a 1-4-5 chord progression looks like in the Key of C

1=      C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

4=     C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

5=     C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D