Triads and 7th Triads Flashcards
What is an Augmented triad?
Major chord with a raised 5th
What is a Diminished triad?
Minor chords with a lowered 5th
What is a Sus Chord?
Suspended chord where the 3rd is changed
What is a Sus2?
The 3rd of the chord is lowered to the 2nd in the scale
What is a Sus4?
The 3rd of the chord is raised to the 4th in the scale
What is a power chord?
A chord that is only a 1st and a 5th.
What is the effect of a power chord?
It takes away the tonality of the chord, neither major or minor.
What is a Dominant 7th
Major chord with a minor or lowered 7th
What is a Major 7th chord
All part of major chord with an added 7th, defined by the key signature.
What is a Minor 7th chord
All part of the minor with added 7th, defined by the key signature.
What is a flat 9th chord
All part of the dominant chord with added 9th (changed by key/scale)
What is a sharp 9th chord
All part of the dominant chord with added 9th (changed by key/scale)
What is the symbol for Augmented chords
Example: C(+)
What is the symbol for Diminished chords
Example: C(o)
What does a power chord look like
Example: C5
What does a first inversion chord look like
Example: C/E
What does a second inversion chord look like
Example: C/G
What does a third inversion chord look like
Example: C/B
What are inverted chords also referred to as?
Slash chords
What is a slash chord?
Inversions
When does a third inversion occur?
When 7th triads are used or involved.
How do you construct a major triad?
a major third then a minor third
How do you construct a minor triad?
a minor third then a major third
OR
a major triad with the 3rd lowered a semitone
How do you construct a augmented triad?
it is 2major thirds
OR
a major triad with the 5th raised a semitone
How do you construct a diminished triad?
it is 2minor thirds
a major triad with the 5th lowered a semitone
If the 3rd is at the bottom of the chord, what type of inversion is this?
A 1st inversion
If the 5th is at the bottom of the chord, what type of inversion is this?
A 2nd inversion
How do you construct a major 7th triad?
a major third, a minor third and then a major third
How do you construct a minor 7th triad?
a minor third, a major third and then a minor third
How do you construct a dominant 7th triad?
a major third and two minor thirds
How do you construct a half-diminished 7th triad?
two minor thirds and a major third
shortcut can be a minor7th with a lowered 5th.
What is the symbol for ‘half diminished’?
ø
How do you construct a full-diminished 7th triad?
all minor third intervals
