Triad Chord Explorer

Major · Minor · Diminished · Augmented

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C Major
Piano Keyboard — bright = root
Staff Notation
Major Triad Root + major 3rd (4 semitones) + perfect 5th (7 semitones). Bright, stable, resolved.
Minor Triad Root + minor 3rd (3 semitones) + perfect 5th (7 semitones). Dark, introspective, stable.
Diminished Triad Root + minor 3rd (3 semitones) + diminished 5th (6 semitones). Tense, unstable, wants to resolve.
Augmented Triad Root + major 3rd (4 semitones) + augmented 5th (8 semitones). Ambiguous, dreamlike, symmetrical.