Now that you've completed all of the previous lessons your knowledge of the fretboard should be getting really good. The next step is to understand how chords relate to a Key. Remember from the previous lesson that there are seven notes in a Key. Each tone in the Key has a Major, Minor, or Diminished Triad connected to it. These Triads can also be called chords. In this lesson we will look at some common chords and how they relate to Keys.
In a Major Key the 1st (I), 4th (IV), and 5th (V) tones are always the root of Major Chords.
In a Minor Key th 1st (I), 4th (IV), and 5th (V) tones are always the root of Minor Chords.