When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Triads are three-note chords made up of the lowest note (known as the root note), a middle note, ...

Give your chord progressions colour and flair by introducing a handful of ‘out of key’ notes. We’ve previously looked at diatonic chords, ie, chords belonging to a scale or key. As their name suggests ...