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Pick the note the chord is built on. Each root opens its major chord, with every other quality one tap away.
Start from a chord family
Chords of the same quality share one sound and one recipe. Meet each family through its C chord, then take it to any root.
Major chordsCBright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.Minor chordsCmSoft and melancholic: the emotional counterpart to major. Adds depth and longing.Dominant 7th chordsC7Bluesy tension that wants to resolve. The engine of blues, jazz, and early rock.Minor 7th chordsCm7Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.Major 7th chordsCmaj7Dreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads.Diminished chordsCdimTense and unstable: a passing chord that pulls strongly toward resolution.Augmented chordsCaugRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.Suspended 2nd chordsCsus2Open and airy: with no third, it is neither major nor minor. Great for shimmering textures.Suspended 4th chordsCsus4Suspended and expectant: leans on the fourth, waiting to resolve back to major.