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Major
and minor chord formulas
major chord formula
= 1 3 5
minor chord formula = 1  3
5
So again, the chord formula is just how the notes of a particular
chord relate to a major scale with the same root. Below you can
see a C major scale, and how the notes of a C major chord relate
to that. Then you see the notes of a C minor chord, and how those
notes relate to the C major scale.
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Major
C
D E F G A B C
- C major scale
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 1 - Scale degrees
C E
G - C major chord
1 3 5 - major
chord formula
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Minor
C
D E F G A B C
- C major scale
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 1 - Scale degrees
C E G
- C minor chord
1  3
5 - minor chord formula
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Page 2, Comparing major and minor chords
Page
4, Applying the formula to the neck 
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