The harmonious major triad is composed of three tones in simple, whole number ratios.

Generally speaking, a major chord is any chord which has a major third above its root, as opposed to a minor chord which has a minor third. In Music the root ( basse fouhuhuhe) of a chord is the note or pitch upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as being built The perfect fifth ( is the Musical interval between a note and the note seven Semitones above it on the musical scale A major third ( is one of two commonly occurring Musical intervals that span three Diatonic scale degrees the other being the Minor third. In Music the root ( basse fouhuhuhe) of a chord is the note or pitch upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as being built This article describes musical chords in traditional Western styles A major third ( is one of two commonly occurring Musical intervals that span three Diatonic scale degrees the other being the Minor third. In Music the root ( basse fouhuhuhe) of a chord is the note or pitch upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as being built In Music theory, a minor chord ( is a chord having a root, a Minor third, and a Perfect fifth. A minor third ( is the smaller of two commonly occurring musical intervals compounded of two steps of the Diatonic scale. More specifically, it is the triad made up of a major third and perfect fifth above the root—if the root of the chord is C, the chord will consist of the notes C, E and G. In Music and Music theory, a triad is a three- note chord that can be stacked in thirds A major third ( is one of two commonly occurring Musical intervals that span three Diatonic scale degrees the other being the Minor third. The perfect fifth ( is the Musical interval between a note and the note seven Semitones above it on the musical scale This is also known as a major triad. In the simplest terms, it consists of the root note, a note 4 semitones higher than the root, and a note 7 semitones higher than the root. In Music the root ( basse fouhuhuhe) of a chord is the note or pitch upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as being built A semitone, also called a half step or a half tone, is the smallest Musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music and it is considered the

Pictured here is a major chord in its root position, first inversion, and second inversion, respectively. In Music the root ( basse fouhuhuhe) of a chord is the note or pitch upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as being built In Music theory, the word inversion has several meanings There are inverted chords, inverted melodies, inverted intervals, and In Music theory, the word inversion has several meanings There are inverted chords, inverted melodies, inverted intervals, and

The minor chord resembles the major chord except that it has a minor third with a major third on top, while a major chord has a major third with a minor third on top.

A major chord in just intonation is tuned to the frequency ratio 6:5:4, while in equal temperament it has 3 semitones between the third and fifth, 4 between the root and third, and 7 between the root and fifth. In music just intonation is any Musical tuning in which the frequencies of Notes are related by Ratios of Whole numbers Any interval Equal temperament is a Musical temperament, or a system of tuning in which every pair of adjacent notes has an identical Frequency ratio. A semitone, also called a half step or a half tone, is the smallest Musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music and it is considered the It is represented by the integer notation 0,4,7. In equal temperament, the fifth is only two cents narrower than the just perfect fifth, but the major third is noticeably different at 13. The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. 686 wider.

The major chord may be considered the building block of tonal music and the common practice period. Tonality is a system of Music in which specific hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a key "center" or tonic. The common practice period, in the history of European Art music (broadly called Classical music) spanning the Baroque, Classical, and It is considered consonant, or stable. The augmented chord is a major chord with a raised fifth. In general an augmented chord is any chord which contains an augmented interval.

Major Chord Table

See also

• Major and minor
• musical tuning