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Triads and Inversions
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Triads are the simplest form of chords
and consists of three notes. Chords
require at least three (3) different tones
in their structure. A three-tone chord is a
triad. Chords may contain
as few as three tones and as many as seven
or more.
There are four types of triads :
- Major Triad (1, 3, 5)
- Minor Triad (1, b3, 5)
- Diminished Triad (1, b3, b5)
- Augmented Triad ( 1, 3, #5)
As you can see above the quality of the
chord can be defined by the first interval.
Or
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Major Triad
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Minor Triad
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Diminished Triad
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Augmented Triad
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M3 + m3 |
m3 + M3 |
m3 + m3 |
M3 + M3 |
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C-E E-G |
C-Eb Eb-G |
C-Eb Eb-Gb |
C-E E-G# |
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I hope that taking a look at
The Harmonization of Major Scale will
help us understanding the triads .
Below you can see the C major scale consist
of major, minor and diminished triads.
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| This is the basic;
you can play chords for a scale just using
triads or 7th chords. I hope you get "triads
chord relation" so far.
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Triad
Inversions
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Triads have three inversions. You can see
these three inversions for a the major triad
below:
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root position is 1 3 5 and this is the basic
triad for a major triad. The first inversion has
a voicing of 3 5 1 and the second
inversion has a vocing of 5 1 3. |
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The inversions of the other triads are like as
follows: |
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Root Position |
1st Inversion |
2nd inversion |
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Maj |
Min |
Aug |
Dim |
Maj |
Min |
Aug |
Dim |
Maj |
Min |
Aug |
Dim |
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G |
G |
G# |
Gb |
C |
C |
C |
C |
E |
Eb |
E |
Eb |
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Eb |
E |
Eb |
G |
G |
G# |
Gb |
C |
C |
C |
C |
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C |
C |
C |
E |
Eb |
E |
Eb |
G |
G |
G# |
Gb |
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Now, learn all C major, C minor, C augmented,
and C diminished triads, all inversions and
triads chord relation!
Please also try to remember triad patterns on
your guitar keyboard. So that you can easily
analyze a chord while playing on your guitar.
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