The best way to get a sad sound
Minor chords
A basic minor chord will always give you a much sadder sound than a major chord. This happens because the third note in the major scale is ‘flattened’ in pitch by
one semitone. For example, ‘E’ is the third note in the C major scale (CDEFGAB), and this is flattened by a semitone to Eb, which ends up giving a C minor chord its
distinctive melancholy sound.
A B B
F# G G#
E EF
CC#D