A little knowledge with naming conventions goes a long way to understanding complex chords and how they might sound ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images In theory, the name of a chord should describe its content, ...

Once you know how to construct major and minor scales on the piano, you can take the notes within them and start stacking them up together to play chords. While it’s possible to form simple two-note ...

This beginners' video tutorial teaches you about minor chords, and moves onto the minor pentatonic scale. Just in case you have been living in a cave on Mars, with your fingers in your ears and your ...

When it comes to guitar chords, it all begins with basic ones that are called either major (use just the letter of the chord, eg E for E major) or minor (reduced to the letter plus m, eg Em for E ...

A study suggests that minor and major seventh chords are the happiest sounds in music, but today’s songwriters are ditching them in favour of simple minor chords. But why does this matter? We all love ...