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C Minor
C4 · E♭4 · G4
Notes and intervals
| Degree | Notes | Semitones |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4 | 0 |
| 3 | E4 | 4 |
| 5 | G4 | 7 |
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Select a root, chord quality, octave and inversion. The result keeps the root name, interval formula and sounding notes together. Play the chord as a block or hear its members in sequence.
- Start with C major in root position.
- Compare C, E and G with C, E-flat and G.
- Change the inversion and listen for the new bass note.
Identify a selected collection
Switch to Identify notes and select the pitches you want to examine. A matching name is a supported interpretation, not proof of a unique harmonic meaning. C, D and G can form Csus2 with C as root or Gsus4 with G as root. Read the candidate before choosing a root.
Keep spelling and scope visible
The explorer covers twelve listed qualities, from major and minor triads to diminished and minor-major seventh chords. A no-match message means the collection is outside those templates. It does not mean the notes are unusable in music.
Sources and methods
- Open Music Theory: Triads
- Introduction to seventh chords
- ChordLilt product contract
- Simple suspended chords