{"title":"钢琴和弦背后的数学","authors":"Zuko A Ranganathan","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764100","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this poster, I shall describe the mathematics behind piano chords. Both major and minor chords are formed by three keys or notes, and both follow the rule of 7. In a major chord, we follow a 4 + 3 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 4 keys higher and then 3 keys further up. In a minor chord, we follow a 3 + 4 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 3 keys higher and then 4 keys further up. Just a small change in the middle key results in a big change in the mood of the chord (happy vs scary or sad). There are several variations of these formulas when we have chords with inversions. I shall explore the math behind this mood change and explain other mathematical formulae behind piano chords.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The Math behind Piano Chords\",\"authors\":\"Zuko A Ranganathan\",\"doi\":\"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764100\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"In this poster, I shall describe the mathematics behind piano chords. Both major and minor chords are formed by three keys or notes, and both follow the rule of 7. In a major chord, we follow a 4 + 3 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 4 keys higher and then 3 keys further up. In a minor chord, we follow a 3 + 4 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 3 keys higher and then 4 keys further up. Just a small change in the middle key results in a big change in the mood of the chord (happy vs scary or sad). There are several variations of these formulas when we have chords with inversions. I shall explore the math behind this mood change and explain other mathematical formulae behind piano chords.\",\"PeriodicalId\":329844,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)\",\"volume\":\"8 1\",\"pages\":\"0\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2021-03-13\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764100\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764100","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
In this poster, I shall describe the mathematics behind piano chords. Both major and minor chords are formed by three keys or notes, and both follow the rule of 7. In a major chord, we follow a 4 + 3 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 4 keys higher and then 3 keys further up. In a minor chord, we follow a 3 + 4 rule, where we pick the root note, and then 3 keys higher and then 4 keys further up. Just a small change in the middle key results in a big change in the mood of the chord (happy vs scary or sad). There are several variations of these formulas when we have chords with inversions. I shall explore the math behind this mood change and explain other mathematical formulae behind piano chords.