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Major Minor
Abbreviation: maj Abbreviation: min
Construction: 0 - 4 - 3 Construction: 0 - 3 - 4
Atmosphere: Happy, bright, satisfied, Atmosphere: Sad, dark, melancholic,
stable mysterious, serious
Example: C Major / Cmaj Example: D Minor / Dmin
(C - E - G) (D - F - A)
Diminished Augmented
Abbreviation: dim Abbreviation: aug
Construction: 0 - 3 - 3 Construction: 0 - 4 - 4
Atmosphere: Spooky, fearful, doomed Atmosphere: Disharmonic, suspenseful
Example: B Diminished / Bdim Example: C Augmented / Caug
(B - D - F) (C - E - G#)
Powerchord
Abbreviation: 5
Construction: 0 - 7 - 5
Atmosphere: Powerful, forceful
Example: C-Powerchord / C5
(C - G - C)
Four note chords
Modal chords