The two most important chord types in music are major and minor: generally, major chords sound bright and happy; minor chords ...

As you may know, major chords sound bright and happy, where as minor chords sound more melancholic or sad. Locate the 3rd of ...

Major chords tend to sound happy. Now let’s try a different one ... Mrs Thomas: Yes, well that one was an example of a minor chord, they tend to sound sad. It’s not just about how one chord ...

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord.