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Minor Chord

The short version

The darker, sadder-sounding chord.

A little more

Exactly the same as a major chord except the middle note drops one semitone: C-E♭-G. One note, completely different feeling.

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Chord flavours from the same root

Only the inner notes move.

C majorbright
C minordark
C diminishedanxious
C augmenteddreamlike
Cmaj7dreamy, warm
Cm7smooth, soulful
C7bluesy, restless
Why you'd careSwitching a single chord from major to minor is the fastest emotional edit in music.
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Major ChordThe bright, open-sounding chord.ThirdThe middle note of a chord — the one that decides major or minor.Minor ScaleThe darker, more serious ladder.

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