Chord finder
Tap notes on the keyboard to name the chord, or pick a chord to see and hear its notes.
C major
Root position
| Role | Note | Swara |
|---|---|---|
| Root | C | Sa |
| 3rd | E | Ga |
| 5th | G | Pa |
How to find a chord
Tap the notes you are playing on the keyboard, in any octave and any order. The chord finder tries each note as the root and names the chord that fits exactly, then lists its tones: the root, the 3rd, the 5th and any 7th or 9th. If the lowest note isn't the root, you get a slash chord such as C/E and which inversion it is.
Some groups of notes have more than one name. C E G A is C6 with C in the bass and Am7 with A in the bass, so both are shown, the one that matches your bass note first.
The chord types
Major and minor triads are the root, a 3rd and a 5th; the 3rd decides which. Diminished lowers the 5th, augmented raises it, and sus2 and sus4 swap the 3rd for a 2nd or 4th. Sevenths add a 7th on top: dominant 7 (as in G7), major 7 (Cmaj7) and minor 7 (Dm7), plus half-diminished, diminished 7th and the 6th, add9 and 9th chords used in pop and jazz.
Notes are spelled the way a musician writes them, so A♭ major is A♭ C E♭ rather than G♯ C D♯.
In swaras
Each tone is also named as a swara from your Sa, so a C major chord with Sa on C reads Sa Ga Pa. Change Sa in settings, or play the chord on the harmonium. To see how keys and their chords fit together, open the circle of fifths.