What's the name of this scale and possible Chords

1. Which chords are in which scales?
2. How do you find the scale of a chord?
3. How many possible chords are there?
4. What are the type of chords?

Which chords are in which scales?

Here's the main concept: the chords associated with a scale are the ones whose notes are all contained into the scale. For instance the C major chord is C, E, G, and all these notes are in the C major scale. To make an example of a chord NOT in the scale, let's consider the D major chord: its notes are D, F#, A.

How do you find the scale of a chord?

Finding the Key from a Chord Progression

1. Write down all of the chords.
2. Write down the scales associated with each chord. (ie: If you have E minor, write down the E minor scale. ...
3. Look at each scale and see if the chords' root notes are within that scale. If they are, that is the key you are in.

How many possible chords are there?

Remember there are 4017 possible chords before we ever even get into voicing! There's so much variety that sometimes it's good to forget about theory for a second and just experiment.

What are the type of chords?

There are several different chord types, and each chord type has a particular sound. 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. ... Three-note chords are also called triads.