PLAYING BY EAR A Songwriter’s Way
Mar 20, 2020
4 minutes
LESSON 5: SIX-NOTE CHORDS AND MORE
Introduction
In the last lesson you learned about creating ninths, how to voice them with both hands and how to add ninths to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
In this next lesson, you will learn about:
• Elevenths – six-note chords using the C major scale
• Six-note chord voicings for both hands
• How to harmonise Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with eleventh chords
How to create an eleventh chord
Using the numbered system (1-11 for any major scale), an eleventh is created using 1-3-5-7-9-11 from the major scale. In C major, the notes will be C-E-G-B-D-F. In D major, this would be
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