12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords by Ray Harmony

Author:Ray Harmony [Harmony, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Revolution Harmony

9. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAJOR & MINOR TRIADS

Triads are the simplest chords, as they consist of only three notes. Chords are built by playing a note in the scale, then skipping over the adjacent note to the right and playing the note above it, and then repeating this play-skip pattern until you have the desired chord.

The first triad in A major is A C ♯ E (known as the A major triad), which sounds happy.

The first triad in A minor is A C E (known as the A minor triad), which sounds sad.

Figure 9.1 Comparison of A major triad to A minor triad

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