Triads, Suspensions and 7th Chords

Question 1

Major Triad

Answer 1

1, 3, 5

Question 2

Minor Triad

Answer 2

1, b3, 5

Question 3

Augmented Triad

Answer 3

1, 3, #5

Question 4

Diminished Triad

Answer 4

1, b3, b5

Question 5

What is a suspension of a triad?

Answer 5

A suspension occurs when the third of the triad is replaced with another chord tone, most commonly the 4th (11th). The 9th (2nd) is also often used.

Question 6

What is a sus4 chord?

Answer 6

1, 4, 5

Question 7

What is a sus2 chord?

Answer 7

1, 2, 5

Question 8

What is a (major) add9 or add2 chord?

Answer 8

1, 2, 3, 5

Question 9

What is a (minor) add9 or add2 chord?

Answer 9

1, 2, b3, 5

Question 10

What chord is meant if ‘sus’ is used without a number following a chord symbol?

Answer 10

The sus4 or sus11 chord

Question 11

What diatonic triads are built from a major scale?

Answer 11

Major triads on degrees 1, 4 5

Minor triads on degrees 2, 3, 6

Diminished triad on degree 7

Question 12

What are the six most commonly used seventh chords in R&B?

Answer 12

major 7th

minor 7th

minor 7th (b5)

dominant 7th

suspended dominant 7th

dominant 7th (#5)

Question 13

Major 7th chord

Answer 13

1, 3, 5, 7

Question 14

Minor 7th chord

Answer 14

1, b3, 5, b7

Question 15

Minor 7 b5 chord

Answer 15

1, b3, b5, b7

Question 16

Dominant 7th chord

Answer 16

1, 3, 5, b7

Question 17

Suspended dominant 7th chord

Answer 17

1, 4, 5, b7

Question 18

Dominant 7th (#5) chord

Answer 18

1, 3, #5, b7

Question 19

What seventh chords are built from the degrees of the major scale?

Answer 19

Major 7th: 1, 4

Minor 7th: 2, 3, 6

Dominant 7th: 5

Minor 7th (b5): 7