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Music Basics: Major and minor chords

There are many different chords, but the basic major and minor are probably the most frequently used, and also form the basis of many other chords.

Here are all 28 major and minor chords, each shown in their three inversions. The reason there are technically 28 keys is because some scales/chords can be written in a sharp or flat key. Therefore, although there are only 24 distinctly sounding scales/chords, four of those scales have two alternative names.

They are displayed on the treble clef staff, with keyboard diagrams to show how to play them, and in chord notation, as well as coming with audio files so you can hear what they should sound like.

In the keyboard diagrams below, the red dots show the three notes you should use to play the chord in root position. The green dots show first inversion, and the blue dots show second inversion.

C major

Keys C

C minor

Keys Cm

C# major (Db major)

Keys Db

C# minor

Keys Csharpm

D major

Keys D

D minor

Keys Dm

Eb major

Keys Eb

D# minor (Eb minor)

Keys Ebm

E major

Keys E

E minor

Keys Em

F major

Keys F

F minor

Keys Fm

F# major (Gb major)

Keys Fsharp

F# minor

Keys Fsharpm

G major

Keys G

G minor

Keys Gm

Ab major

Keys Ab

G# minor (Ab minor)

Keys Gsharpm

A major

Keys A

A minor

Keys Am

Bb major

Keys Bb

Bb minor (A# minor)

Keys Bbm

B major

Keys B

B minor

Keys Bm

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