MAJOR

MINOR

LESSON 3
CHORDS

A chord consists of three or more notes.

A chord made up of three notes ic known as a triad.

Major chords are formed by taking a given tone, which

wewill call the root, and adding a major third and

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Minor chords are formed by taking a given tone (root)

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and adding a minor third and perfect fifth to 1it.
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Minor seventh chords, usually dominant, are formed by adding

a minor seventh to a major chord. A,C minor seventh chord is
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Ninth chords are formed by adding a ninth to a mainor seventh
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