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Chromatic School
IThe Major Foundations0/39
Chromatic Notes
  • 1.1All the letters
  • 1.2Sharps & flats
  • 1.3Higher or lower
  • 1.4Octaves
  • 1.5The chromatic scale
Major Scale
  • 2.1Whole & half steps
  • 2.2The major scale formula
  • 2.3Every note has a number
  • 2.4Distances have names
  • 2.5Intervals going down
  • 2.6The circle of fifths
  • 2.7Melodies in the scale
Building Chords
  • 3.1Building triads
  • 3.2Major triads
  • 3.3Major vs. minor
  • 3.4Diminished & augmented
Chords of the Key
  • 4.1A chord on every step
  • 4.2Chords from the scale
  • 4.3Why the 7th chord is diminished
  • 4.4Every key's seven chords
Simple Diatonic Chord Progressions
  • 5.1Every chord has a role
  • 5.2Home and away
  • 5.3The longer way home
  • 5.4Follow the song
The vi, ii, and iii Chords
  • 6.1The other four chords
  • 6.2vi stands in for I
  • 6.3The pop loop
  • 6.4The doo-wop loop
  • 6.5ii stands in for IV
  • 6.6ii sets up V
  • 6.7ii without V
  • 6.8iii stands in for I
  • 6.9iii before IV
  • 6.10Follow the song, with vi, ii, and iii
Chord Movements
  • 7.1Three ways a root can move
  • 7.2Down a fifth
  • 7.3Down a third
  • 7.4Up a second
  • 7.5Follow the movement
IIThe Minor Foundations0/10
IIIModes0/9
IVRhythm & Groove0/21
VReading Music0/10
VISong Craft0/10
VIIMore Chords0/12
VIIIMore Scales0/6
IXHow Sound Works0/4
XGuitar0/11
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  • ♬Chords
  • ▦Chords by key
  • ♩Rhythms
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  • ◈Tuner
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The lessons teach; this shelf just answers. Every scale, chord, and rhythm value in one place, and everything here plays.

Notes & ScalesAll twelve notes, every major and minor scale, and the circle of fifths.open →IntervalsThe twelve distances between notes, each with its name and its song.open →ChordsHow chords are built. Add thirds on any root and hear each quality.open →Chords by KeyThe seven chords of every major key in one table. Tap any cell to hear it.open →ModesSeven scales from one set of notes, brightest to darkest, over a drone.open →RhythmsTime signatures, note values, and rests. See them, then hear them.open →DictionaryThe words in plain terms: diatonic, enharmonic, cadence, and the rest.open →