Minor Guitar Chords Chart (printable)

A minor chord contains three notes, a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth.  The  minor chord is very similar to a major chord, except that instead of a major third, it contains a minor third.  It is this minor third that determines, whether or not a chord is major or minor.  A minor chord can also be referred to as a minor triad, a triad as its name suggests is three notes, either played in unison as a chord, or in succession as a string of notes.