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Chord & Fret

Triads

symbols, sound and when to use them

The three-note foundation of all harmony — root, third and fifth. The major triad sounds stable and bright, the minor darker, and the diminished and augmented add tension. It’s the first chord you learn and the base every extension is built on.

Symbols in this family · 6 qualities

Every symbol opens that chord’s own page: what it is, how it sounds, when to use it and its diagram on all four instruments.

CCCCCmCmCmCmCdimCaugC(b5)C5

Every position on the neck — in the app

Here the explanation of each chord in the family stays open, with one diagram per instrument. The app is where the same harmony becomes the whole neck: every position, the inversions and the alternate tunings, with audio and no connection needed.

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