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Major chord
In
music theory
, a
major chord
is a
chord
that has a
root note
, a
major third
above this root, and a
perfect fifth
above this root note. When a chord has these three notes alone, it is called a
major
triad
. In Western
classical music
from 1600 to 1820 and in Western
pop
,
folk
and
rock music
, a major chord is usually played as a triad.
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