@mottglenda you asked about this in your own topic as well:
You already got a lot of answers there… I’m a bit confused now as to what the actual problem is. The root note for any chord, whether it be major or minor, is always the same: it’s the note the chord is based on. So for a C major chord, the root note is C, and for a C minor chord, the root note is also C. If playing the root note doesn’t sound right, you’re either out of tune, or you’re playing the wrong note.