Chord Qualities Quality describes how a chord sounds. Each chord quality has a specific formula and character or mood. Some examples of chord qualities are major, minor, diminished or augmented. To understand how chord qualities are built see the video playlist: Understanding Scales and Chords. For a reference sheet on how to build chord qualities see: Chord Quality Dictionary.
Chord qualities are built either from taking notes that fall on specific numbers of the scale they come from or by altering notes form the major scale.
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