Advanced chromatic harmony

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're making a smoothie 🍓. You start with strawberries (the main chord), then add a splash of lemon 🍋 (a borrowed note) to make it more interesting. That's chromatic harmony!

2. 2

   What does chromatic harmony add to music?

3. 3

   Here's a C major chord (C-E-G) — all white notes. Now add a G♯ (black note) to make it a C augmented chord. Hear the tension? 🎹

4. 4

   Let's turn a simple C major chord into a chromatic one — step by step. 🎼

5. 5

   Build a C augmented chord by dragging the right notes onto the staff. 🎹

6. 6

   What note makes C major into C augmented?

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   What feeling does chromatic harmony often create?