How would you indicate upwards or downwards movement when writing out a chord progression?

1. How do you notate chords in music?
2. What does I IV V mean in music?
3. How do you figure out chords?

How do you notate chords in music?

How to Read Chord Symbols to Play the Piano or Keyboard

1. Root: The capital letter on the left tells you the chord root. As with scales, the root note gives the chord its name. ...
2. Type: Any letter and/or number suffix following the chord root tells you the chord type, like m for minor and 7 for seventh chords.

What does I IV V mean in music?

In a nutshell, the I, IV, and V are the most commonly used chords in any major key. ... An uppercase Roman numeral means the chord is major; lowercase is used for minor. You can find the I, IV, and V chords in any other key the same way—by building from the first, fourth, and fifth notes in the corresponding major scale.

How do you figure out chords?

Figuring out the chords in a key is simply a matter of stacking 3rds on each of the seven notes of the Major scale, to produce seven chords. Let's take the C Major scale for example. If we stack thirds on top of C, we get the notes C, E and G. This is basically what we did before, when producing the C Major triad.