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In the Key of C♭ Major, the C♭ chord is also a C♭ Major (with the notes C♭-E♭-G♭, where "C♭" is the root, "E♭" is the 3rd, and "G♭" is the 5th). The root of the Major Key is always a Major chord. In the Key of C♭ Major, where "C♭" is the root of the Key, the A♭ chord which naturally occurs is the A♭ minor chord, with the notes A♭-C♭-E♭, where "A♭" is the root (1) of the chord, "C♭" is the flattened third (♭3) from the chord root, and "E♭" is the fifth (5) from the chord root. An "A♭" note as the root can then be built into an A♭ Major chord, an A♭ minor chord, an A♭ diminished chord, or an A♭ augmented chord, but only one of these chords will naturally occur in any given Key.
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This may seem very confusing at first, but the more you learn about keys and chords, and the longer you study, it will make more sense. The root of a key is the name of the key, and the root of a chord is the name of the chord. A Major Key naturally has 3 Major chords (I, IV, and V), 3 minor chords (ii, iii, and vi), and 1 diminished chord (vii Ο). Diminished and augmented refer to the quality of the fifth in a chord. Major and minor as terms refer to the quality of the third in a chord. An augmented chord (noted as 1 - 3 - ♯5) has a Major Interval (of 4 frets) placed on top of a Major Interval (of 4 frets). A diminished chord (noted as 1 - ♭3 - ♭5) has a minor Interval (of 3 frets) placed on top on another minor Interval (of 3 frets). A minor chord (noted as 1 - ♭3 - 5) has a Major Interval (of 4 frets) placed on top of a minor Interval (of 3 frets). A Major chord (noted as 1 - 3 - 5) has a minor Interval (of 3 frets) placed on top of a Major Interval (of 4 frets). Three note chords made from the root, third and fifth are described by their quality Major, minor, diminished, and augmented. Two or more Intervals played together make a chord. Any two notes played together make an Interval. The chords in a Major Key are chords which are comprised of notes in the key.
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There are seven octaves of C♭ Major on a 88 Key piano. From the root note they are spaced a whole step (2 frets) to the 2nd note, a whole step to the third note, a half step (1 fret) to the fourth note, a whole step to the fifth note, a whole step to the sixth note, a whole step to the seventh note, and a half step into the octave. The Key of C♭ Major (C-flat) is comprised of seven of twelve possible notes in an octave.
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