Originally posted by beginner
What´s a minor triad? I only think of chords in F major and so on.. [/B]

A minor triad is a triad build on a perfect 5th above root, and minor 3rd above the root note. So an A minor triad has the notes A, C, E. A to E is a perfect fifth, and A to C is a minor 3rd. You should become familiar with your chords, and importantly how they are constructed.

What´s a broken chord and a chord played harmonically?

A chord played harmonically is a chord strummed. A broken chord is a chord played in arpeggio form.

Example.


(a) (b)
e---0----|------------0---------
b---1----|----------1---1-------
g---2----|--------2-------2-----
d---2----|------2-----------2---
a---0----|----0---------------0-
e--------|----------------------


a) An A minor chord played harmonically.
b) An A minor chord played in broken form, or arpeggiated.

Hopefully that clears that up.