Section 3:  Triad Study

It’s time to get intimate with triads.  Why?  Triads are the foundation of all chords.  It’s vitally important to know triads inside and out.  Once that is done, then you can move on to understanding sevenths, ninths, etc.

When analyzing triads, look to their structures.  For instance:  a major triad is composed of two thirds:  a major third on the bottom and a minor third on top.  The minor triad is a minor third on the bottom and a major third on top.  Augmented is two major thirds and diminished is two minor thirds.

When you look at the inversions, also analyze their structures.  For instance:  a major third in the first inversion is a minor third on the bottom and a perfect fourth on the top.  You can analyze all chords in this way.

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Why do we do this?  We want to see structures in all music.  Once we automatically see music in structures, then we can easily play in all keys.  All music is numbers.  It’s important that we automatically see the numbers – and the structures.

This is a long-term study.  Take your time to learn triads  . . . before continuing on to learn the sevenths!

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• I can see and play all the Triads and Inversions in their structures.