music.chord¶

music.chord(name='major', root=0)[source]¶

The semitones of a named chord, counted from root.

Parameters:

namestr: One of CHORDS: the four triads or the six tetrads.
rootinteger: Semitones to shift the whole chord by.

Returns:

tuple of integers: The chord’s notes, in ascending order.

Raises:

ValueError: If name is not a chord this module knows.

Parameters:

name (str)
root (int)

Return type:

tuple[int, …]

See also

add_seventh: builds a tetrad from a triad, as the article describes.
invert: moves a note by an octave, for inversions and open positions.

Examples

>>> chord('major')
(0, 4, 7)
>>> chord('minor seventh', root=3)
(3, 6, 10, 13)