Music Theory Flashcards
Tertian
Chords stacked in thirds
Di-ad
Just a plain interval
Tri-ad
Three note cord
Major-minor cord
Called a major cord because the major is the bottom interval
Root
Bottom note of cord
Major triad
Minor third stacked on a major third doesn’t matter the key
Minor 7 scale degree
Sub tonic
1 scale degree
Tonic
2 scale degree
Super tonic
3 scale degree
Mediant
4 scale degree
Sub-dominant
5 scale degree
Dominant
6 scale degree
Sub-mediant
7 major scale degree
Leading tone
How to find the minor when you have the major
1.) 6th note of the major scale
2.) Subtract 3 flats from key signature (think of flats at negative number and sharps as positive)
How to find the major when you have the minor
1.) Add three sharps to the key signature
Interval: P1
0
Interval: M2
2 half steps
Interval: M3
4 half steps
Interval: P4
5 half steps
Interval: P5
7 half steps
Interval: M6
9 half steps
Interval: M7
11 half steps
Interval: P8
12 half steps
Interval inversion
Major- Minor
Minor-major
Augmented-diminished
Perfect-perfect
Number add up to 9 (m7 inverts to M2)
Minor triad
M3 stacked on a m3
Augmented triad
M3 stacked on a M3
Diminished triad
m3 stacked on a m3
If the lowest mote of the cord is the 3rd it’s called a
First inversion
If the 5th in the lowest not of the cord it’s called a
2nd inversion
Degree symbol means the quality of the chord is:
Diminished
Plus sign means the quality of the chord is:
Augmented
If the root of the chord is the lowest note
Root position
If the lowest note of the chord is the third
First inversion
If the lowest note of the chord is the fifth
2nd inversion
