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CHORD

What is a chord?

A chord consist of three or more notes sounded together in a piece of music. Chords can also be defined as two or more harmonic notes played at the same time in music. E. G



Chords can be built on any note and on any musical scale.

TYPES OF CHORDS

There are four basic types of chords.

1. Major chords:
 
Major chords sound full, resolved and complete.

Major chords are built by adding a root the intervals of a major third and perfect fifth above the root. The root, the starting note of the chord.


2. Minor chords:

A minor chord is a chord that has a root, a minor third (3rd) and a perfect fifth (5th). Minor chords are built by adding a minor third (three semitones) and perfect fifth above the root.

3. Augmented chords: 

Augmented chords sound odd and unsettling. Out of all the basic chords, the augmented is the most rarely heard in music. Augmented chords are built just like simple major chords but with an added raised fifth.

4. Diminished chord: 

Diminished chords are chords that add a tense, dissonant sound to music. Diminished chords are built by adding a minor third and tritone above the root. A tritone is comprised of six semitones.



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