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The minor triad
One more look at what you missed.
C major, then the same chord with E lowered.
Only the middle note moved, one semitone down, from E to E♭. Listen to the colour change.
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Three semitones is a minor third.
Root, minor third, perfect fifth: that is a minor triad. The fifth stays seven semitones above the root.
C major becomes C minor. Which note moves?
C minor is C, E♭ and G.
Count three semitones from the root for the third, then four more for the fifth.
Play C, E♭, G, then C, E, G.
One semitone apart in the middle, and the chord goes from dark to bright.
Find the root, count three semitones up, then four more. Keep the root as the lowest note.
Some minor triads use only white keys.
D, F, A is D minor, and A, C, E is A minor. D to F and A to C are both three semitones.
Which notes make A minor?
You can build a minor triad.
What you learned
- A minor triad is a root, a minor third and a perfect fifth.
- Count three semitones from the root, then four more.
- Lower the third of a major triad by one semitone and it turns minor.
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