Building a major chord

A major chord has three notes: the root, the major third and the perfect fifth.

Count semitones (one key at a time, including black keys). From the root, go up 4 semitones for the major third, then 3 more for the fifth — 7 in total.

For C major: C → E (4 semitones) → G (7 semitones from C).

C major (C–E–G)

Exercise

Select the notes that form C major.

On your instrument

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