Major Piano Chords

How do you form a major chord on piano? A major chord is perhaps the simplest chord. It consists of
three notes, the root, 3rd and 5th. Its symbol is “Maj”. For instance C major can be written “C Maj”.

Let’s take a look at all 12 major chords and the notes which form them.

 C major – C E G
 C sharp major – C♯ E♯ G♯
 D major – D F♯ A
 E flat major – E♭ G B♭
 E major – E G♯ B
 F major – F A C
 F sharp major – F♯ A♯ C♯
 G major – G B D
 A flat major – A♭ C E♭
 A major – A C♯ E
 Bb major – B♭ D F
 B major – B D♯ F♯
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Minor Piano Chords

Next in our free piano chords section we take a look at minor chords.

A minor chord is formed by playing the root, flat 3rd and 5th of the scale. Its symbol is mi, -, or m.
For instance, A minor can be written as Ami, A-, or Am. Am seems to be more common.

Let’s take a look at all 12 minor chords and the notes which form them.

 C minor – C E♭ G
 C sharp minor – C♯ E G♯
 D minor – D F A
 E flat minor – E♭ G♭ B♭
 E minor – E G B
 F minor – F A♭ C
 F sharp minor – F♯ A C♯
 G minor – G B♭ D
 A flat minor – A♭ C♭(B) E♭
 A minor – A C E
 B flat minor – B♭ D♭ F
 B minor – B D F♯
Major and minor chords are called triads. They are three note chords consisting of the root, the third
and the fifth of the scale. In the case of a minor triad, a flat third is played.

Next in our free piano chords lesson, we take a look at diminished chords and the notes which form
them.