How chords work

Major and minor, one key apart

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    Major and minor, one key apart

    The middle note is the one carrying the mood. Lower it by a half step and a major chord becomes minor. It is a single key's difference and it changes everything you feel about the sound, which is worth hearing rather than reading.

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