These charts show how to build every inversion of every major or minor triad you might encounter. Use them as a reference to dip into when needed. Get these chord shapes under your fingers and you’ll ...

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Looking at it from the point of view of the intervals between the chord tones, the formulas are root + 4 semitones + 3 semitones for a major triad, and root + 3 semitones + 4 semitones for a minor ...

Each of the notes in the triad are important in their own way, however the 3rd of the chord is incredibly influential, as it dictates whether your triad is either major or minor in tonality.

A Mixolydian mode (triads) Harmonizing the Mixolydian mode as simple major and minor chords is another great way to hear the unique sound of the mode.

Take for example the C triad chord (C, E, and G); in the minor version the middle note is E flat (closer to C) whereas in the major version we hear natural E (further away from C).

Notation - major and minor keys, and chord symbols Finding the relative minor Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor.

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