common chord

• Musikalischer Begriff für einen Akkord aus Grundton, großer oder kleiner Terz und reiner Quinte, der den grundlegenden harmonischen Baustein der westlichen Musik bildet.

A musical term referring to a chord consisting of a root note, its major or minor third, and its perfect fifth, forming the basic harmonic building block in Western music.

1. Basic musical triadB2formal

   A chord consisting of a root, a third, and a fifth, which is the most basic and frequently used chord in Western music.

   Dreiklang

   • The song is built around a simple common chord progression.
   • Learning the common chord is the first step in music theory.
   • Most pop songs use common chords like C major and G major.