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Choose a root and chord quality to see notes, intervals, inversions and piano keys.

Chord answer · middle register

C major

C · E · G

Formula
1–3–5
Accepted symbol
C major
Bass note
C
Position
Root position
Intervals
perfect unison, major third, perfect fifth
Degree roles
1–3–5
Staff notation

Text equivalent: C major, root position: C · E · G.

A major triad combines a root, major third and perfect fifth. Keyboard and staff share the same spelled-note answer. Inversion names the bass chord tone; register and spacing describe voicing.

Piano Chord Explorer

Build a chord from a root and quality. The answer stays readable in text while the keyboard shows the same notes visually.

Choose E♭ major to see E♭, G and B♭, then compare first inversion with G in the bass.

Read the result

The text answer, formula and labelled visual are equivalent views of the selected state. Enharmonic pitch classes can sound identical while requiring different written names in context.

Connected theory

Follow the selected root or tonic into its hub, then into the relevant key, interval or inversion reference. Contextual links use the active subject rather than the same generic list on every page.

Try a controlled comparison

Change one selector at a time and describe what changed in the notes, degrees, bass or signature. Generated audio is optional and user initiated.

  • Keep the root fixed and change quality.
  • Keep the structure fixed and transpose.
  • Compare the visible text with the keyboard.

Keep exploring

Use the related links to compare the answer with another tool or read the musical idea in more detail.