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E-G: minor third major third

D-G6 : minor third

E-GO: major third

Major triads Minor triads Diminished triads Augmented triads

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C-E: major third

C-EL': minor third

C-E6: minor third

C-E: major third

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theory:

BUILDING CHORDS

A chord is made up of two or more notes played at the same time. In a music score notes of a chord are written one on top of the other.

The interval of a third is a building block of chords, and it is important to know the difference between the two kinds of thirds: major and minor. Here is a quick review:

A major third is formed between the first and the third note of a major scale. It has four half steps.

A minor third is a half step smaller than a major third, such as C to B. It has three half steps.

The most commonly used chords are triads: 3 - chords with three notes stacked up in thirds. Just like intervals, triads can be major, minor, diminished, or augmented, depending on the size of the thirds between the notes in the triad.

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E-G: a minor third

C-E: a major third

A triad: three notes arranged in thirds.