In a message dated 8/26/04 5:40:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
cindybradytooh@... writes:


> Hi! I love organs, but can't afford one. I want to learn to play
> Classical organ music. I DO have a keyboard. That is all I can
> afford. Unfortunately, I don't read music very well, and I NEED TO
> LEARN CHORDS!!! Can anybody tell me an easy way to learn chords???
>
Cindy,

Chords are labeled in capital Roman numerals for major chords and lower case
Roman numerals for minor chords. They are also labeled with names. Any key
signature has seven diatonic basic chords. There's one diminished chord
expandable into minor. And the minor chords can be expanded into major. The
major
chords can be expanded to include the minor 7th.

The basic chords in C are:
I (C-E-G), expanded C-E-G-Bb--Tonic
ii (d-f-a), expanded D-F#-A, or D-F#-A-C--supertonic
iii (e-g-b), expanded E-G#-B, or E-G#-B-D--medient
IV (F-A-C), expanded F-A-C-Eb--Subdominant
V (G-B-D),expanded G-B-D-F--Dominant, Dominant 7th (most common 7th chord)
vi (a-c-e), expanded A-C#-E, or A-C#-E-G--superdominant or summedient
vii dim. (b-d-f).expanded to minor b-d-f#, or B-D#-F#, or
B-D#-F#-A--subtonic.

There are more chords possible in any key signature. But the above are the
most common in classical organ scores and hymns.

Since you're interested in organs, you can learn more about them and how they
are played by joining organ forums. Classical organ scores normally have
three staves, one Treble and two Bass, the 2nd Bass being for the feet.
My organ forum is Johannus Organs eSchool

Pauline Phillips




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