Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 1 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 8, 2025 at All About Jazz.

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The half-diminished (minor 7♭5) chord is a gem in jazz harmony! In this video, I share a few of my favorite voicings that bring out the lush, mysterious sound of this beautiful chord. Perfect ...

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In general, you'll find m7 chords feature considerably more in rock and blues than maj7 chords which tend to lean more towards ballads and jazz styles. From acoustic to mildly overdriven, m7 chords ...

This becomes slightly more complicated with a chord such as Cm Maj7; the basic triad here would be a chord of C minor, however we are also being instructed to add the Maj7, or the note B. You can ...

This line grows out of the phrasing in the first bar, developing from that idea and into the B Minor chord section. It’s a great bluesy sound and classic Knopfler.

Enemy is set in the key of B minor, and Imagine Dragons only uses two chords throughout — F# minor, its fifth, and G major 7, the sixth chord in this key — to produce a catchy Arcane opening song that ...

Though most guitarists can pick out the F# in the bass, it’s a finger twister trying to get the rest of the chord right, especially when it’s being used for a split second to go back to the B minor ...

Regarding the first chord, one could argue that roundness ratings in minor-starting chord progressions were slightly higher if they contained the Tristan chord, which might have influenced the main ...