Technorogy

■mcx Technology

●Explanation of each chord

・Major（M／maj／△）

［Component tone］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones
Roots Notes	Major thirds from root notes	Perfect fifths from root notes

［Character］

Basis of major key chord. It is made of the overlapping of a major third and a minor third. It is called major triad.

・Minor（m／_）

［Component tone］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root notes	Perfect fifths from root notes

［Character］

Basis of minor key chord. It is made of the overlapping of a minor third and a major third and is called minor triad.

・Augment（aug／+／+5／(＃5)）

［Component tone］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root notes	Augmented fifths from root notes

［Character］

Augment means to increase, and is a chord made by sharpening a major dominant. It is made of the overlapping of two major thirds and is called an augmented triad.

・Diminish（dim／o／m-5）

［Component tone］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root notes	Diminished fifths from root notes

［Character］
Diminish means to decrease, and is a chord made by flatting a minor dominant. Two minor thirds are overlapped. It is called diminished triad.

・Sus four（sus4）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones
Roots Notes	Perfect fourth from root notes	Perfect fifths from root notes

［Character］
Suspended means to be pulled up, and is a chord made by sharpening a major tierce. A perfect fourth and a major second are overlapped.

・Seventh（7）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Major thirds from root notes	Perfect fifths from root notes	Minor sevenths from root notes

［Characters］
A chord that added a leading tone that is a minor third higher, to a major. A major third, a minor third, and another minor third are overlapped.

・Major Seventh（M7／maj7／△7）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Major thirds from root notes	Perfect fifths from root notes	Major sevenths from root notes

［Character］

A chord that add a leading tone that is a major third higher to a major. A major third, a minor third and another major third are overlapped.

・Minor seventh（m7／_7）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Minor sevenths from root notes

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a minor third higher to a minor. A minor third, a major third and another minor third are overlapped.

・Minor major seventh（mM7／m maj7／m△7）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Major sevenths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a major third higher to a minor. A minor third, a major third, and another major third are overlapped.

・Minor seventh minus five（m7-5／m7(♭5)／ø）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root tones	Diminished fifths from root tones	Diminished sevenths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading tone that is a major third higher to a diminished. It is made by diminishing a semitone for the dominant of a minor seventh, making it♭. A minor third, another minor third and a major third are overlapped.

・Diminish seventh（dim7／o7）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Roots Notes	Minor thirds from root tones	Diminished fifths from root tones	Diminished sevenths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading tone that is minor third higher to a diminished. Three minor thirds are overlapped from a root note.

・Seventh sus four（7sus4）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Root tones	Perfect fourth from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Minor sevenths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading tone that is minor third higher, to sus4. A perfect fourth, a major second and a minor third are overlapped.

・Sixth（6）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Root tones	Major thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Major sixths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a major second higher to a major. A major third, a minor second and another major second are overlapped.

・Minor sixth（m6／_6）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Root tones	Minor thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Major sixths from root tones

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a major second higher to a minor. A minor third, a major third and another major second are overlapped.

・add ninth（add9）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Root tones	Major thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Major ninths from root tones (1 octave + minor second)

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a perfect fifth higher to a major. A major third, a minor third and another perfect fifth are overlapped.

・Minor add ninth（m add9／_add9）

［Component tones］

Roots	The third tones	The fifth tones	The seventh tones
Root tones	Minor thirds from root tones	Perfect fifths from root tones	Major ninths from root tones (1 octave + major second)

［Character］
A chord that add a leading seventh tone that is a perfect fifth higher to a minor. A minor third, a major third and another perfect fifth are overlapped.

●Explanation of each interval