Now you will learn to distinguish Minor and Major 2nds played as a chord.
Both these intervals are dissonant which means rough sounding, as we learned earlier.
A Minor 2nd is called a strong dissonance because it sounds very harsh.
However, a Major 2nd is called a weak dissonance because it sounds less harsh.
| Minor 2nd – Chord | |
| Major 2nd – Chord |
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