Comparing major and minor chords

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No matter what major scale that you build chords from, the order of major, minor and diminished chords remains the same.

Major... Minor... Minor... Major... Major... Minor... Diminished

So the chords built from the D major scale are as follows:

D major scale = D E F G A B C D

Chords in D = D Em Fm G A Bm C^o

= sharp...equal to one fret higher on the guitar = flat...equal to one fret lower on the guitar

Looking at the D major scale, you can start to see what the difference between a major and minor chord is.

A D major chord is made up of the notes D, F, and A. And a D minor chord has the notes D, F and A.

D E FG A B C D --> D major scale
|___|___| = D (D major chord)

C D E F G A B C --> C major scale
  |___|___| = Dm (D minor chord)

Page 3, Applying the theory to the neck of the guitar

Page 5, Chord formulas

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Building chords from the major scale Basic triads built from the C major scale Applying the theory to the neck of the guitar Comparing major and minor chords Chord formulas

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