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The third makes the difference
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Major and minor share two of their three notes.
C major is C, E and G. C minor is C, E♭ and G.
Only the middle note changes.
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That middle note is the chord's third.
In major it sits a major third above the bottom note, four half steps. In minor it sits a minor third above, three half steps.
Play C, E, G. Then play C, E♭, G.
E♭ is the black key just left of E. Hear the whole chord darken.
Listen for the middle note: higher and bright is major, a half step lower and dark is minor.
The same move on A: C♯ down to C.
Which note of C major do you lower for C minor?
One half step turns bright into dark.
Lower the third of a major chord and it becomes minor. Raise the third of a minor chord and it becomes major.
Bright third: major. Lowered third: minor.
You know what makes a chord major or minor.
What you learned
- A major and a minor chord on the same note share two notes.
- The middle note, the third, is four half steps up in major and three in minor.
- Moving the third by one half step turns bright into dark.
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