To find the relative minor chord of any major key you just count down three half steps. The two keys share the same notes. Using relative minor chords is a great way to transition between major and minor without changing the key signature.

If you were playing a song in D major and want to shift to a minor sound without changing the key signature, you could move to B minor.

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An augmented chord is a type of chord that creates a distinctive tense, unresolved, and dramatic sound. It’s based on a major triad where the 5th note is raised by

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