Looking at it from the point of view of the intervals between the chord tones, the formulas are root + 4 semitones + 3 semitones for a major triad, and root + 3 semitones + 4 semitones for a minor ...

The chord was C69 – C major, with a major sixth (the note ‘A’) and a major ninth (‘D’) added. “Thanks to this new therapy, the patients’ nightmares decreased significantly, and their positive dreams ...

To many people, minor chord progressions in music “sound sad” while songs in a major key “sound happy”. But for researchers who study how people respond to music, it has always been ...

Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat ...

Major chords (such as C, D, A, and so on) comprise just three notes: the first, third and fifth notes from their major scales. So, a C major chord uses C, E and G notes. Play through the scale, then, ...

At Major Chords for Minors, he developed not only a love for music, but friendships that feel like family, he said. “My first lesson was on my eighth birthday,” he said.