- What are diatonic and non diatonic chords?
- Can you mix chords from different scales?
- What two types of chords are included in a chord progression?
What are diatonic and non diatonic chords?
Diatonic, literally meaning "[progressing] through tones" in ancient Greek, is used commonly to refer to notes or chords that are part of, or native to a key center. ... Non-Diatonic refers to any notes or chords that are not native to the key.
Can you mix chords from different scales?
But you can play scales and chords FROM a different key. ... It can be derived both FROM the key of C Major and G Major (C Lydian). Another way of saying this is that all the notes in the chord CMaj7 can be found in both the C Major Scale and the G Major Scale.
What two types of chords are included in a chord progression?
A chord is a combination of two or more unique notes.
Some examples include major chords, minor chords, and diminished chords (we'll get to these later). Chords are built off of one note, called the root note.