Chords: Triads Flashcards
Which notes of a major scale form a major triad?
1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of a major scale form a major triad
How do you make a major interval minor?
Example: how to make D to F# a minor interval instead of its current major interval.
Lower the top note of a major interval a half step. For example, D to F# becomes a minor interval when F# is lowered to an F.
It can be applied to all intervals, for example:
C to A is a major sixth, so C to A flat is a minor sixth.
STACKED THIRDS: a “major” chord consists of a ___ third on the bottom and a ___ third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “major” chord consists of a major third on the bottom and a minor third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “minor” chord consists of a ___ third on the bottom and a ___ third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “minor” chord consists of a minor third on the bottom and a major third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “diminished” chord consists of a ___ third on the bottom and a ___ third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “diminished” chord consists of a minor third on the bottom and a minor third on top
STACKED THIRDS: an “augmented” chord consists of a ___ third on the bottom and a ___ third on top
STACKED THIRDS: an “augmented” chord consists of a major third on the bottom and a major third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “suspended” chord consists of a ___ third on the bottom and a ___ third on top
STACKED THIRDS: a “suspended” chord consists of a stacked perfect fourth and major second
Major and minor chords sound ___ while augmented and diminished sound ___. The augmented and diminished chords act mostly as passing chords.
Major and minor chords sound stable while augmented and diminished sound unstable.
Augmented and diminished chords are often used as passing chords to pull one stable chord to another.
The subdominant triad is the root, third, and fifth of the chord built on the ___ note of a scale
The subdominant triad is the root, third, and fifth of the chord built on the fourth note of a scale
The dominant triad is the root, third, and fifth of the chord built on the ___ note of a scale
The dominant triad is the root, third, and fifth of the chord built on the fifth note of a scale
Major chords are built on which degrees of the major scale?
1st, 4th, and 5th
Minor chords are built on which degrees of the major scale?
2nd, 3rd, and 6th
A diminished chord is built on which degree of the major scale?
The 7th degree
A diminished 7th chord consists of all ___ chords stacked on top of each other.
If you take the chord apart, we can also see that it contains two ____ .
A diminished 7th chord consists of all minor chords stacked on top of each other.
If you take the chord apart, we can also see that it contains two tritones (a tritone is two notes a distance of three whole steps apart).
An augmented 7th chord consists of all ___ thirds stacked on top of each other.
An augmented 7th chord consists of all major thirds stacked on top of each other.
