84. Chord

A harmonic unit with at least 3 different tones.

Day 13 – Triads and Inversions

Triad = three notes stacked on top of each other in thirds.

Harmony made up of stacked 3rds / triads

85. Triad

86. Tertian Harmony

87. Root

88. Root Position

The note on which the triad is built.

When the root is the lowest sounding note in the chord.

89. First Inversion When the 3rd is the lowest sounding note in the chord.

90. Second Inversion When the 5th is the lowest sounding note in the chord.

91. Triad Inversion Numbers

Root = I 1st = I 642nd = I6

Triad inversion labels: Root = NO numbers

First = 6 Second = 6 4

M3 +

P5 =

Major m3 +

P5 =

minor

m3 +

d5 =

diminished M3 +

A5 =

Augmented

92. Major Triad 93. Minor Triad

94. Diminished Triad 95. Augmented Triad

M3 +

P5 m3 +

P5

m3 +

d5 M3 +

A5

96. Major Scale Pattern

M m m M M m dim