![]() Try to put these cool minor sounds with some other single notes and before and after some other chords! New sounds, discoveries, and questions to find answers to await. Minor chords/triads are commonly abbreviated with a lowercase m. When you take the 3=F# and move it down a half-step you find b3=F. To spell D minor you start with the D major scale in which the third note is F#. ![]() For example, the C major scale’s third note is E so spelling out the C minor chord with have C, Eb, and G. The b3 indicates that the 3rd note from the major scale must be made one half-step lower. The little lowercase b is used on this page as a flat (♭). The Gb minor chord is produced by playing the 1st (root), flat 3rd and 5th notes of the Gb Major scale. The formula for minor = 1 b3 5 as in one, flat three, five. Some Quick Gbm Chord Theory The G flat minor chord contains the notes Gb, Bx and Db. ![]() To build a minor triad you again reference the major scale that starts with the same letter as the minor chord you are spelling out. To learn more about the science of acoustics we will later study the HARMONIC SERIES. The note that makes up the middle of the triad vibrates the air such that it bounces in conflict with the air from the other two notes. They have a somewhat sorrowful quality to them with a bit of tension. Most people simply call them MINOR CHORDS. ![]() MINOR TRIADS are built with three notes just like the major triads. Make sure you’ve used these sounds before you try to learn about the next chord, otherwise you will be full of knowledge but not full of music. Here are the answers for major triads from the last lesson. ![]()
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