Chords in Heptatonic Scales-1: A complete guide to various chords in major and minor scales and their modes

Heptatonic scales are the scales which consist of seven different notes. The two most common types of heptatonic scales are major and minor scales.

This book is a comprehensive reference guide on various types of chords, which can be generated from the notes of different types of major and minor scales and their modes.

Here is the preview of what you will learn in this book-

• Four types of major scales: natural, harmonic, double harmonic and melodic
• Four types of minor scales: natural, harmonic, double harmonic and melodic
• Formulas to construct these major and minor scales
• Seven modes associated with each type of major and minor scale
• Different types of chords which can be generated from the notes of these scales and their modes: triads (major, minor, diminished, augmented and some suspended chords), add chords, sixth chords, suspended sixth chords, seventh chords, suspended seventh chords, ninth chords, eleventh chords, thirteenth chords and altered chords
• Formulas to construct these chords
• Ragas equivalent to these scales and modes in Hindustani classical music (classical music of North India) and Carnatic music (classical music of South India)

If you are songwriter or a composer, then this book will help you to choose a variety of chords, to build a chord progression in any of the above scales or modes and in any of the 12 keys.