Triads are three-note chords made up of the lowest note (known as the root note), a middle note, (the third), and the top note (the fifth). But when you play a set of diatonic chords like this, built ...

This Dm6/9 shape is another great chord for endings. As you can see, it’s a ringing open chord, adding a B (6th) and an E (9th) above the fretted D minor triad.

For instance, in a C major scale, C=1, D=2, E=3 and so on, until B=7. So, to build a C major triad, we need the notes numbered 1, 3 and 5 from the major scale; in other words, C, E, and G = C major.

The Who's Pete Townshend made very effective use of suspended chords in tracks such asPinballWizard – and when you know the difference between your add9 and you sus4 maybe you can, too ...

For instance; Em7b5 also serves as chord 6 in a harmonised G melodic minor scale, chord 7 in a harmonised F melodic minor scale and chord 2 in a harmonised D harmonic minor scale. Similar theoretics ...

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A study suggests that minor and major seventh chords are the happiest sounds in music, but today’s songwriters are ditching them in favour of simple minor chords. But why does this matter?

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A Triad man is going viral for his rendition of the National Anthem at Sunday's High Point Rockers home game. Some are calling it the "worst rendition" of all time, beating out both Roseanne Barr ...

As you can see, it’s a ringing open chord, adding a B (6th) and an E (9th) above the fretted D minor triad. You could call this Dm add6 add9, which would be correct, but perhaps a little over ...