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The Minor Triad

Back to: Basic Jazz Piano

This time you’ll find out how to play a minor triad (or minor chord), starting with C minor. In minor triads the middle note is a semitone lower than in a major chord.

You’ll also find out how to count in semitones to make a minor chord on any note:

  • The minor 3rd is 3 semitones above the root note.
  • The high note is 4 semitones above the middle one.

Task

Andy has shown you how to play C minor and G minor. See if you can use this counting in semitones to find other minor chords with different root notes.

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  • How to Use this Course
    • How to Use this Course
  • The Triad
    • The Major Triad
    • The Minor Triad
    • Major and Minor over the Keyboard
  • Adding a 7th
    • The Major 7th Chords
    • The Dominant 7th Chords
    • The Minor 7th Chords
    • Minor Major 7th Chords
  • Guide Tones
    • Understanding Guide Tones
    • Playing Guide Tones
  • Voice Leading
    • Why use Voice Leading
    • Voice Leading in Practice
    • Your Turn to Voice Lead
  • 2-5-1
    • Introduction
    • First, in the key of C
    • Now with guide tones and voice leading
    • And in a new key
  • The finishing line!
    • Congratulations!
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