is it a Major or Minor chord?

This is easy using Roman Numerals.

If the roman numeral is capitalised then its a Major Chord, if its not then its a Minor Chord.

So in any Major Scale the notation is as follows:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I ii iii IV V vi vii


so if we take the C Major scale


C D E F G A B



C is a Major chord, D is a minor chord, E is a minor chord, F is a Major chord and so on.



If its a Minor Scale then the Major chords sit in a different place.


These are as follows


1 2 3 4 5 6 7

i ii IV iv V VI VII


Yes. Minor Scales have more Major chords in them than Major Scales


So taking the A minor scale


A B C D E F G


A is a minor Chord (A C E)

B is a minor chord (B D F)

C is a Major Chord (C E G)

D is a minor chord (D F A)

E is a Major chord (E G B)

F is a Major chord (F A C)

G is a Major chord (G B D)