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There are different ways to explain how chords work. We define a chord as three (or more) every other notes of scale played together. In the C major scale there are seven ways to play three every other notes, starting from C, D, E, F, G, A and B at last:
To analyze these chords, let’s measure the intervals between every other notes of the C major scale using the picture above. The interval between C and E is 2 tones, between E and G - 1.5 tones, between D and F - 1.5 tones, between F and A - 2 tones, etc.
As you can see, the difference in the intervals is a result of uneven distribution of black keys. In the cases when there are two black keys between scale notes, the interval is 2 tones. When there is only one black key - 1.5 tones:
Now let’s group our seven chords by the lengths of intervals between their notes. We get three different buckets:
The chords from first bucket are called major triads or major. From the second bucket - minor triads or minor. From the third bucket - diminished triad.
Here are all the seven chords from the C major scale with their respective names:
C major triad (C)
D minor triad (Dm)
E minor triad (Em)
F major triad (F)
G major triad (G)
A minor triad (Am)
B diminished triad (Bdim)
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