Chord Construction and Voicing

Construct major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads by stacking major and minor thirds.

Construct major 7th, minor 7th, dominant 7th, half-diminished, and fully-diminished 7th chords.

Build extended chords (9ths, 11ths, 13ths) and suspended chords (sus2, sus4).

Identify triads and seventh chords in root position and all inversions on a piano roll.

Apply chord inversions to a progression to create smoother bass motion (voice leading).

Explain how synth parameters like unison, detune, and chord stacking affect the texture of a chord.

Construct power chords (root-fifth) and sparse voicings suitable for industrial and heavy electronic styles.