A normal C major chord is C-E-G, but you can easily change it to E-G-C, called the 'first inversion', or G-C-E, the 'second inversion' - the bass note has changed, but it's still the same chord, with ...
Here we have half a dozen nifty techniques that can be used to transform basic chord structures into far more interesting shapes and progressions. Let's go! A normal C major chord is C-E-G ...
Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor. This is used when writing a melody. Each key signature has two possible keys.