Minor chords are consonant, have a sad, solemn sound. Think of a rainy day. Minor chords and major chords are the basic building blocks of tonal music.
You can build any and every minor chord by following this simple formula...
Every minor chord needs a root (1), a third (3), and a fifth (5). The numbers in (parentheses) represent the distance between the intervals measured in half steps. For instance, the distance between the root (1) and the third (3) is 3 half steps. The distance between the third (3) and the fifth (5) is 4 half steps.
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