What are major chords and minor chords in keyboard?

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Ishaan Nigam

Indian Classical Music Vocal Instructor with 4 years of Experience. MA in Indian Classical Vocals.

The difference between Major and Minor chords is use of the 3rd note. If we'll use the third note flat it will become a minor chord and will produce a soft sound and if we'll use the third note normal the chord will be major.
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Major chords - 1, 3, 5 Minor chords - 1, b3, 5 These numbers represent the degrees or notes in a major scale. For ex: C Major scale - C, D, E, F, G, A, B 1, 3, 5 - C, E, G 1,b3,5 - C, Eb, G Major chords are bright and happy sounding while minor chords sound dark.
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CHORD IS A TRIPLET. CHORD FORMS WITH FIRST ,PERFECT THIRD AND PERFECT FIFTH. MAJOR AND MINOR CHORD DIFFERS WITH PERFECT THIRD. EX:- C(MAJOR)- C E G C(MINOR):-- C Eb G
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Major and minor. Minor scale have variations.. Natural, harmonic,
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There is a very minor variation in the triad that causes the tonal variation. In simple words Major sounds more happy and majestic, whereas minor sounds very emotional and sentimental.
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Guitar and keyboard

In western music chord major is formed by combination of 1st,3rd and 5th note of a scale and minor chord by combination of 1st,3rd flattened and 5th note of a scale.
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A sound which bring into consonance or harmony is called Chord. Typically it consits of 3 notes (root, 3rd and 5th) which will be played together. E.g., C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C So as per this formula, the chord would be C-E-G. It called C-Major chord. Similarly for minor scale:- C Minor:...
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A sound which bring into consonance or harmony is called Chord. Typically it consits of 3 notes (root, 3rd and 5th) which will be played together. E.g., C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C So as per this formula, the chord would be C-E-G. It called C-Major chord. Similarly for minor scale:- C Minor: C D D# F G A B C. So as per this formula, the chord would be C-D#-G. It called C-Minor chord. read less
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