Why do minor chords sound “sad” and major chords sound “happy”?

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This doesn’t make any sense to me, these are just sounds, they don’t sound neither happy nor sad to me (when I try playing them on piano). But I’m new to music so I don’t know… Is there an explanation that actually makes sense?

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Try them in a progression of chords, not just on their own. Theres not really anything to “get” beyond minor chords generally sound sad to most people and major chords generally sound happy to most people. Try looking at the chord progression of a song that sounds sad to you. A chord in isolation isnt doing a lot to evoke emotion.

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