Triads Know: How to create major & minor triadic chords Be able to: Accompany My girl Understand: Triads.

Triads

Know: How to create major & minor triadic chords

Be able to: Accompany My girl

Understand: Triads

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How to play MINOR chords…

1. Put your right thumb on any note you desire.2. Count 3 semi-tones up and place your index finger there.3. Count 4 Semi-tones up and place your ring finger there.

How to play MAJOR chords…

1. Put your right thumb on any note you desire.2. Count 4 semi-tones up and place your index finger there.3. Count 3 semi-tones up and place your ring finger there.

TASK: As a class work out any major & minor chord…

Triads

TASK: Work out how to play the following chords… Fill in the blank piano sheet.

C F GFYI: Major chords are written as the letter only. C major = C.

Triads

ANSWERS

Triads

Performing My Girl

TASK: Play accompanying chords to ‘My Girl’ – What about Dm? My Girl, The Temptations

(Intro bass & guitar)

C F C F I've got sunshine on a cloudy day C F C F When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May C Dm F G I guess you say, C Dm F G What can make me feel this way?

C Dm My girl, my girl, my girl, talking 'bout my girl

G GMy girl

Verse 2

C F C F I've got so much honey the bees envy me

C F C F I've got a sweeter song, than the birds in the trees

C Dm F G I guess you say, C Dm F G What can make me feel this way?

C Dm My girl, my girl, my girl, talking 'bout my girl

G GMy girl Play along with the MP3 first, Then in pairs sing and play without the

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