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    The document discusses different types of chords consisting of 3 or 4 notes. It defines chords based on the intervals between the root, third, fifth and seventh notes. Major triads contain a major third, minor triads a minor third, diminished triads a minor third and diminished fifth, and augmented triads a major third and augmented fifth. Chords with 4 notes are also defined based on their intervals, such as a diminished 7th chord containing all minor thirds.

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    Chords consisting of three notes (triads)

    Triads consist of a root, a third and a fifth. This means that if you play the first(root), third and fifth
    note of any scale
    at the same time, a triad will sound. Since on this page I don't want to go into scales I use the
    distance between notes and an "example-triad" with a "C"-root (i.e.: chord-symbols that start with
    "C").
    MAJOR TRIAD (Chord-symbol: C)
    A major triad is made up of:
    the root: C
    the major third, two whole tones up: E
    the perfect fifth, three-and-half tones above the root: G
    Some other examples would be:
    A C# E, Eb G Bb or F# A# C#.
    Obviously the major triad is called a major triad because of the major third.

    MINOR TRIAD (Chord-symbol: Cm)


    A minor triad is made up of:
    the root: C
    the minor third, one-and-a-half tones up: Eb
    the perfect fifth, three-and-half tones above the root: G
    Some other examples would be:
    A C E, Eb Gb Bb or F# A C#.
    Again the minor triad finds its name in the minor third!
    DIMINISHED TRIAD (Chord-symbol: C)
    A diminished triad is made up of:
    the root: C
    the minor third, one-and-a-half tones up: Eb
    the diminished fifth, three whole tones above the root: Gb
    Some other examples would be:
    A C Eb, Eb Gb A or F# A C.
    The dimished triad finds its name in the diminished fifth!
    AUGMENTED TRIAD (Chord-symbol: C+)
    A diminished triad is made up of:
    the root: C
    the major third, two whole tones up: E
    the augmented fifth, four whole tones above the root: G#

    Some other examples would be:


    A C# F, Eb G B or F# A# D.
    The augmented triad finds its name in the augmented fifth!
    That's all there is to it. As you can see, understanding triads is an easy matter. I have chosen to
    use simple notenames; for example I used the F in stead of the E# in the A-augmented example.
    I strongly believe this makes things a lot easier to follow. If you do not have problem with it: fine. If
    you do, please: don't send me E-mail about it!

    Chords consisting of four notes


    I will explain these chords from small to large, i.e.: from the chord consisting of the smallest
    intervals to the chord consisting of the largest intervals.
    DIMINISHED CHORD(7) (Chord symbol: C(7))
    The diminished chord or dim-chord consists of minor thirds:
    the root: C
    the minor third: Eb
    the diminishedfifth: Gb
    the diminishedseventh: A
    Note that an Eb-dim chord essentially has the same notes as the C-dim, only the root is an Eb,
    the third a Gb, the fifth an A and the seventh a C. Naturally a Gb-dim and the A-dim chord also
    consist of the same notes. This because minor thirds on top of each other always leads back to
    the same notes (try it at the piano). A D-dim consisting of D F Ab B is also a F, Ab and B-dim.
    HALF-DIMINISHED CHORD (Chord symbol: Cm7b5)
    The half-diminished chord consists of a dim-triad with a minor seventh, i.e.: only the fifth is
    diminished
    the root: C
    the minor third: Eb
    the diminished fifth: Gb
    the minor seventh, five whole tones above the root: Bb
    Some other examples would be:
    A C Eb G, Eb Gb A Db or F# A C E.

    MINOR SIXTH CHORD (Chord symbol: Cm6)


    The minor sixth chord consists of a minor triad with a major sixth.
    the root: C
    the minor third: Eb
    the perfect fifth: G
    the major sixth, four-and-a-half tones above the root: A

    Some other examples would be:


    A C E F#, Eb Gb Bb C or F# A C# D#.

    MINOR SEVENTH CHORD (Chord symbol: Cm7)


    The minor seventh chord consists of a minor triad with a minor seventh.
    the root: C
    the minor third: Eb
    the perfect fifth: G
    the minor seventh: Bb
    Some other examples would be:
    A C E G, Eb Gb Bb Db or F# A C# E.

    MINOR MAJOR SEVENTH CHORD (Chord symbol: CmMaj7)


    The minor major seventh chord consists of a minor triad with a major seventh.
    the root: C
    the minor third: Eb
    the perfect fifth: G
    the major seventh: B
    Some other examples would be:
    A C E G#, Eb Gb Bb D or F# A C# E#.

    SIXTH CHORD (Chord symbol: C6)


    The sixth chord consists of a major triad with a major sixth.
    the root: C
    the major third: E
    the perfect fifth: G
    the major sixth: A
    Some people refer to this chord as "Cmajorsix". This also correct, but it can create some
    confusion (see "major seventh").
    Some other examples would be:
    A C# E F#, Eb G Bb C or F# A# C# D#.

    SEVENTH CHORD (Chord symbol: C7)


    The seventh chord consists of a major triad with a minor seventh.
    the root: C
    the major third: E
    the perfect fifth: G
    the minor seventh: Bb

    Never refer to this chord as "Cmajorseven". This is the confusion I mentioned before.
    Some other examples would be:
    A C# E G, Eb G Bb Db or F# A# C# E.

    MAJOR SEVENTH CHORD (Chord symbol: CMaj.7)


    The major seventh chord consists of a major triad with a major seventh.
    the root: C
    the major third: E
    the perfect fifth: G
    the major seventh: B
    There is obviously a big difference between a seventh and a major seventh chord. Therefore try
    to avoid using the word "major" when referring to the triad of the chord. When in a chord symbol
    "major" or "minor" is not specified it is always a major triad. The word "major" in "Cmajorseven"
    is to specify a major seven instead of a minor seven.
    Some other examples would be:
    A C# E G#, Eb G Bb D or F# A# C# E#.

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