Major chord

In music theory, a major chord ( Play ) is a chord that has a root note, a major third above this root, and a perfect fifth above this root note. When a chord has these three notes alone, it is called a major triad. In Western classical music from 1600 to 1820 and in Western pop, folk and rock music, a major chord is usually played as a triad.

The major triad (or major chord), along with the minor triad (or minor chord), is one of the basic building blocks of tonal music, the Western common practice period and Western pop, folk and rock music. It is considered consonant, stable, or not requiring resolution. In Western music, a minor chord, in comparison, "sounds darker than a major chord."

Major triads with additional notes, such as major seventh chord, are also called major chords. Major seventh chords are used in jazz and occasionally in rock music. In jazz, major chords may also have other chord tones added, such as the ninth and the thirteenth scale degrees.

Descriptions

A major triad can also be described as a major third interval with a minor third interval on top, or as a root note, a note four semitones (half steps) higher than the root, and a note seven semitones higher than the root.

Podcasts:

PLAYLIST TIME:

Latest News for: major chord

Edit

The Emperor’s New Score

Quillette 25 Mar 2025
He did not hide his reservations ... He went white, stood up, and walked out ... In the early 2000s, an opera by French composer Philippe Manoury caused a scandal in the palace corridors because it contained a major chord in the third act ... They are not ... .
Edit

Salman Khan speaks on age difference between superstars, younger actresses

The Siasat Daily 24 Mar 2025
Mumbai ... View this post on Instagram ... The film seems poised to be another major success for the producer, who has a proven track record of delivering films that not only entertain but also strike a chord with audiences across the nation ... .
Edit

‘Sikandar’ trailer out: Salman Khan gears up for high-octane action on Eid Al Fitr 2025

Gulf News 23 Mar 2025
Mumbai ... The film seems poised to be another major success for the producer, who has a proven track record of delivering films that not only entertain but also strike a chord with audiences across the nation. The film is helmed by A.R ... .
Edit

Salman Khan speaks on age difference with Rashmika in Sikandar

Gulf News 23 Mar 2025
Mumbai ... The heroine doesn't have this problem ... The film seems poised to be another major success for the producer, who has a proven track record of delivering films that not only entertain but also strike a chord with audiences across the nation. .
Edit

Buried alive? The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon

Famagusta Gazette 22 Mar 2025
Japhy Wilson, Bangor University ... His sister wasn’t allowed to see his body ... But it struck a chord with an impoverished majority trapped in an unprecedented crisis ... I was sceptical at first ... The impoverished majority were excluded from this market ... ....
Edit

In ‘The Residence’ and ‘Ludwig,’ charming detectives are tapped to resolve a mystery

The Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 2025
There's nothing funny about murder, but it's a handy device on which to hang a comedy ... A spoonful of sugar helps the homicide go down ... 'Ludwig' plays its minor and major chords, its darker and lighter passages, with equal clarity and force. .
Edit

A Composer Breaks Down The Music Theory Behind Doechii’s Hit “Denial Is A River”

Stereogum 18 Mar 2025
the chord’s root, which functions as a kind of harmonic anchor; its 3rd, which tells ... If we think of the song as living in the key of D Major, then the A13 chord functions as the dominant V chord.
Edit

Spokane String Quartet explores anxieties of centuries past, juxtaposed with world premiere of strings work

The Spokesman-Review 17 Mar 2025
... seemingly unending melodic line evolves throughout the work, reaching several points of climax and relaxation before resolving into a radiant major chord, like the sun emerging after a storm at sea.
Edit

Journey’s Return to RodeoHouston Shut Down by Electrical Fire [UPDATED]

Houston Press 15 Mar 2025
As the stadium resounded with the first E major chord of “Don’t Stop Believing” the RodeoHouston crowd let out a unified roar Friday night that briefly distorted the Journey song itself ... But the chorus of the widely known song never came ... Update ... ....
Edit

The Renaissance Genius, by Laurent Guyénot

The Unz Review 12 Mar 2025
It was at this time that the major third was included among the consonant chords, that the meantone temperament was invented to enable the construction of keyboards, and that most of the instruments still in use today were designed.
Edit

Taxing the rich won't fix Social Security's insolvency issue — but it would go a long way

Usatoday 11 Mar 2025
One that's struck a chord with most Americans is forcing the wealthy to pay more in Social Security payroll taxes ... The majority of Americans would benefit from this move without feeling any negative consequences.
Edit

'It’s the piano': Plainfield's Melanie Hernandez earns state medal with secret weapon

My Central Jersey 10 Mar 2025
Wrestling NJ. Sights, sounds from tournament in Atlantic City NJ ... You think the nuances of wrestling are tough, how about deciphering the chords in major and minor scale with the graceful glide of fingers ... 2 seed. Oh, it’s her first year in the sport.
  • 1
×