These will be notes 1, 3 and 5 of the relevant scale so to make a major triad you take notes 1, 3 and 5 of the major scale and stack them up together. The simplest type of chord is called a “triad” aka three notes stacked up on top of each other. These are called “major”, “minor” and “dominant”. When you first discover the vast selection of chords with numbers in, it can seem like a giant, scary music theory melange… In this blog I am going to be explaining how chords are named and hopefully demystifying this confusing subject for beginner guitarists! I am often asked questions like “what’s the difference between a major and a dominant 7 chord” or “why is this an add 9 chord not a 9 chord”. Chord construction explained- 7, 9, 11, 13, major, minor, dominant etc
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