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Chords and Inversions

A chord consists of two or more notes played together. A triad is a three note chord with notes stacked in thirds. A major triad has a major third on bottom and minor third on top, while a minor triad is the reverse. Both have a perfect fifth from bottom to top. There are also diminished and augmented triads distinguished by their thirds. Chords can be written in three inversions, changing the lowest note.

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Chords and Inversions

A chord consists of two or more notes played together. A triad is a three note chord with notes stacked in thirds. A major triad has a major third on bottom and minor third on top, while a minor triad is the reverse. Both have a perfect fifth from bottom to top. There are also diminished and augmented triads distinguished by their thirds. Chords can be written in three inversions, changing the lowest note.

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Chords and Inversions

 A chord is two or more notes played together.


 A triad is a three note chord written in thirds.
 A major triad has a major third on the bottom and a minor third on top.
 A minor triad has a minor third on the bottom and a major third on the top.
 Both major and minor triads have perfect 5ths from the bottom to the top notes.
o Major third = 5 notes (4 half steps)
o Minor third = 4 notes (3 half steps)
o Perfect fifth = 8 notes (7 half steps)

 There are two other types of triads: diminished triads and augmented triads.
 Diminished triads have two minor thirds and a diminished fifth.
 Augmented triads have two major thirds and an augmented fifth.
 All four types of triads can be distinguished by their thirds alone.

 These chords can be written in three different inversions.

C Major Triad

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