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A major chord is root, major third, and perfect fifth. For a C major chord, that's C - E and C - G. The C major chord is spelled C E G or C - E - G. | A major chord is root, major third, and perfect fifth. For a C major chord, that's C - E and C - G. The C major chord is spelled C E G or C - E - G. | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 26 March 2014
Chords
Let's talk about chords. A chord is three or more notes simultaneously. Chords are based around a root note. Other notes are classified in terms of the intervals they create with the root note.
There are 4 main types of chords, which can be represented using 3 notes.
| Chord Type | 1st Interval | 2nd Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Major 3rd | Perfect 5th |
| Minor | Minor 3rd | Perfect 5th |
| Diminished | Minor 3rd | Diminished 5th |
| Augmented | Major 3rd | Augmented 5th |
A major chord is root, major third, and perfect fifth. For a C major chord, that's C - E and C - G. The C major chord is spelled C E G or C - E - G.
Open Position C Major Chord
fig 1 |o|-|-|p|-| E and G |-|i|-|-|-| C |o|-|-|-|-| G |-|-|m|-|-| E |-|-|-|r|-| C |o|-|-|p|-| E and G* 0 1 2 3 4