Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 1 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 8, 2025 at All About Jazz.

Once you know how to construct major and minor scales on the piano, you can take the notes within them and start stacking them up together to play chords.

As you know, by stacking another harmonised third on the top of a minor or major triad we end up with a four-note chord called a 7th. If we add a minor seventh to a minor triad a minor 7th chord is ...

This successful sequence of chords is overtly major, with a singular minor chord thrown in (VI) to create a sense of contrast and balance.

In general, you'll find m7 chords feature considerably more in rock and blues than maj7 chords which tend to lean more towards ballads and jazz styles. From acoustic to mildly overdriven, m7 chords ...

Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the scale to the existing root-3rd-5th triad (for example, C-E-G), so if we add a ...

Major Chords for Minors performs live June 28, 2016 on the lawn of the Saginaw County Courthouse. SAGINAW, MI -- Loren Kranz sat tuning his guitar, taking familiar steps to get ready for a ...

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?

One nomination Fessler received highlighted Major Chords for Minors, the Saginaw-based nonprofit that offers free music lessons to kids, and its founders Katrina and John Vowell.

Dialogue with Three Chords was founded by Stephen Gracia and Michael LoPorto and applies the do-it-yourself philosophy of punk to the stage and features short plays and live music.