Minor chord

The minor chord timbre is sometimes described as darker than its major counterpart. The primary intervals in a minor chord are the minor third above the root, and the perfect fifth above the root. There is a major third between the third and fifth. It is a tertian chord because it is built in thirds. In harmonic analysis and on lead sheets, a major chord is often indicated by the letter of its root. A minor triad is represented by the integer notation {0,3,7}. == Just intonation ==

In just intonation, a minor chord is tuned in the frequency ratio 10:12:15, reflecting an appearance of the minor chord in the harmonic series. The ratio was refined to 10/9:4/3:5/3 by Ben Johnston. In a just scale, the triad appears on iii, vi, vi, iii, and vii. A justly tuned perfect fifth is 702 cents, compared to 700 in equal temperament. The just minor third is 316 cents, where the equal interval is 300. • 6:7:9 • The Pythagorean minor triad: 54:64:81. He pointed out that overtones 10, 12, 15, and 18 of the harmonic series form a minor seventh chord. ==See also==