major chord

English

Noun

major chord (plural major chords)

1. (music) Any musical chord which has the tones a major third (as opposed to a minor third) and a perfect fifth above its root, i.e. the notes of a major triad, but possibly containing other intervals, such as a seventh or ninth.

Related terms

• minor chord

Translations

musical chord containing a major third and perfect fifth above its root

• Finnish: duurisointu
• Icelandic: dúrhljómur m
• Tagalog: dakong sanlinigan

See also

• augmented chord
• diminished chord
• suspended chord