Triads in Root Position

What makes up a major triad?

M3 and m3

What makes up a minor triad?

m3 and a M3

What makes up a diminished triad

m3 and m3

What makes up an augmented triad?

M3 and M3

What is the triad built on the first scale degree?

The Tonic

what is the triad built on the second scale degree called?

The super tonic

What is the triad built on the third scale degree called?

Mediant

What is the triad built on the fourth scale degree called?

Subdominant

What is the triad built on the fifth scale degree called?

Dominant

What is the triad built on the sixth scale degree called?

Submediant

What is the triad built on the seventh scale degree called?

Subsonic

What is the triad built on the eighth scale degree called?

Tonic

1) how many primary triads are there?

2)What are the primary triads?

1) 3

Tonic, subdominant, and dominant

1) How many secondary triads are there?

2)What are the secondary triads?

1) 4

2) Supersonic, mediant, subdominant, and tonic (built on the 8th scale degree)

In a major scale, what is the quality of each triad?

1st degree: Major (I)

2nd Degree: Minor (ii)

3rd degree: Minor (iii)

4th degree: Major (IV)

5th degree: Major (V)

6th degree: Minor (vi)

7th degree: diminished (vii°)

In the harmonic, minor scale, what is the quality of each triad?

1st degree: Minor (i)

2nd degree: Diminished (ii°)

3rd degree: Augmented (III+)

4th degree: Minor (iv)

5th degree: Major (V)

6th degree: Major (VI)

7th Degree: Diminish (vii°)

In a major scale, which triads are minor?

ii, iii, and vi

In a major scale, which triads are major?

I, IV, and V

In a major scale, which degrees are diminished?

vii°

In the harmonic minor scale, which degrees are major?

V and VI

In the harmonic minor scale, which degrees are minor

i and iv

In the harmonic minor scale, which degrees are diminished

ii° and vii°

In the harmonic minor scale, which degree are augmented

III+

How is each Secondary triad related to a primary triad

Each secondary triad a third below it’s primary counterpart

Which secondary triad is related to I

vi

Which secondary triad is related to IV

ii

Which secondary triads are related to V

iii and vii°