These major or minor chords contain three different notes: a root (eg the E note in E), a 3rd interval up from the root (eg the G# note in E) and a 5th interval up from the root (eg the B note in E).

You might have an interval of a perfect fourth or a minor third, for example. What tends to confuse people, though, is that the number of semitones spanned by an interval doesn’t always correspond to ...

This example of an interval of a third is in the bass clef. ... D minor (notes are D, F and A) III - E minor ... A diminished 7th is built on the 7th note of the scale.

Whether you're checking into the Hotel California or sheltering from the cold November Rain, the harmonic minor scale is right there with you. This lesson demystifies it with examples you can use now ...

Minor: A Minor chord is also a triad, containing a root, Minor third and a perfect fifth. The notation for Minor chords is to have the root note followed by m or min. For example, Emin, F#m and Bbm ...