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Western Musical Chords

Western musical chords are based on harmonics.

The western musical chord is derived from the mathematics of harmonics. Chords are a western invention combing the notes of the first three harmonics that are not perfect octaves of the fundamental.

Musical Chords

 

C E G - The Basic Major Chord

The basic major chord, or C, E and G is the first three unique notes as you climb the harmonic scale.

 

Listen To a Musical Chord

Listen to a musical example of the chord.
Note Frequency  
C 256 C - First Unique Note
C 512  
G 768 G - Second Unique Note
C 1024  
E 1280 E - Third Unique Note
G 1536  
? 1792  
C 2048  
etc.    

 

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