Major and Minor Chords

Major Chords



A major chord is a chord containing a
chord root, a note a major-third above the root, and a note a
perfect-fifth above the root. The following shows a few major chords
starting on different notes.




Major chords starting on different notes


Along with minor chords, major chords
are the most commonly used chords in music. There are three major
chords possible in any major