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Root-Position Triad Basics - &

A triad is a chord composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The lowest note is called the root. The note a third above the root is called the third. The note a fifth above the root is called the fifth. Example

w & w w

fifth third root

A triad in which the root is the lowest note is called a root-position triad. Close position indicates containment of all chord pitches within the smallest possible interval. Diatonic indicates confinement to the pitches of the prevailing key without chromatic alteration. Answers in this exercise are limited to diatonic close root-position triads. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a third above each root.

& & ####

&

& &b bb bb

w w

b &bb

2. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a fifth above each root.

w w w w
root

&

bbb ###

w w w

&b ####

3. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw the third and fifth above each root to create close root-position triads.

w w w
third

&b ##

& &

& &

w w

&

4. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position triads.

&

fifth

root

b & b bb #

&

fifth

&

####

third

&b

w
fifth

&

w
third

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Root-Position Triad Basics - ?

Example

Date____________________

A triad, in its elemental form, is a chord composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The lowest note is called the root. The note a third above the root is called the third. The note a fifth above the root is called the fifth.

? w w w

fifth third root

A triad in which the root is the lowest note is called a root-position triad. Close position indicates containment of all chord pitches within the smallest possible interval. Diatonic indicates confinement to the pitches of the prevailing key without chromatic alteration. Answers in this exercise are limited to diatonic close root-position triads. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a third above each root.

w w

? ##

?b ? #### ? bb b b ? b b ? b bb

w w w

? ### b w

2. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a fifth above each root.

?# ?

? b b ? ## ?#

3. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw the third and fifth above each root to create close root-position triads.

? ### ? b bb

w w
third

4. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position triads.

? ## ? ####

root

fifth

root

w
fifth

?#

w
third

w
fifth

? ###

third

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Root-Position Triad Basics - & ?

Example

Date____________________

A triad, in its elemental form, is a chord composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The lowest note is called the root. The note a third above the root is called the third. The note a fifth above the root is called the fifth.

w & w w

fifth third root

A triad in which the root is the lowest note is called a root-position triad. Close position indicates containment of all chord pitches within the smallest possible interval. Diatonic indicates confinement to the pitches of the prevailing key without chromatic alteration. Answers in this exercise are limited to diatonic close root-position triads. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a third above each root.

&

?# bb

w w

? &b & bb

w w w w

b &bb

w w # w w
third

2. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw a note a fifth above each root.

? #### w & bbbb b w

root

&

? bb ? #### bb &bb

3. Each of the notes below is the root of a triad. Draw the third and fifth above each root to create close root-position triads.

? ## ? w

4. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position triads.

& & #

fifth

&

####

fifth

? b b &b

root

w
third

w
fifth

?#

third

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Close Root-Position Major Triads I - &

A root-position major triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a major third (M3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5). Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position major triads.

w & P5 w w

m3 M3

Example

________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a M3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a m3 above the third).

Example

&
2

w & &

root

& w w w
third

M3

#w w

third

& w bw

m3

#w w w

fifth P5

& &

w w w
third

&

& &

w bw bw
root

&

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads.

& &

& &

& &

w
fifth

& &

w
fifth

w
third

bw

bw
fifth

root

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Close Root-Position Major Triads I - ?

A root-position major triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a major third (M3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5). Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position major triads.

? P5 w w w

m3 M3

Example

________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a M3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a m3 above the third).

Example

?
2

w ? ? ? ?

root

? bw w w
root

M3

#w w ? ? ? ?

third

? #w #w bw
third

m3

#w w w
4

fifth P5

? ?

bw #w w
fifth

? ? ? ?

bw bw

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads.

? ?

#w
fifth

w
third

#w
fifth

bw
fifth

w
third

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Close Root-Position Major Triads I - & ?

A root-position major triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a major third (M3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5). Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position major triads.

w & P5 w w

m3 M3

Example

________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a M3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a m3 above the third).

Example

&
2

w ? &

root

& bw w w
third

M3

#w w & ?

third

& w #w bw
fifth

m3

#w w w
4

fifth P5

& ?

w bw

& & ? ?

w bw

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads.

? &

w
third

& &

? &

w
fifth

w
third

#w
root

bw

root

fifth

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Close Root-Position Major Triads II - &

Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a M3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a m3 above the third).

Example

&

root

&

M3

#w w

third

&

m3

#w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

& ###

bw

&

###

&

bb ##

bw

&

####

&

& b ### ####

bb

bw

&

&b

bw w

& bb

#w

10

&

11

&

bbb ####

12

bw # w

b &bb

13

&

14

&

15

nw

&

16

b & b bbb b w

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Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a M3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a m3 above the third).

Close Root-Position Major Triads II - ?

? ? ? w w w

Example

root

M3

w w

third

fifth P5

m3

________________________________________________________________________________

? bb

bw

? ###

w w

? ####

? bb

bw

? b b ? bb bb ? bb

bw w w

? bb

? ### ? #### ? ####

? bb

bw

10

? #### ?b

w w

11

12

? #### n w ? bb b b w b

13

14

15

nw

16

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Create close root-position major triads using the provided notes as roots.

Close Root-Position Major Triads II - & ?

? w
root

Example

M3

w w

third

m3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

&b

?#

&

bbb

nw

? ##

#w

? ###

& b

bb

b & b bbb

?#

? bb

10

? ####

11

&

bb

#w

12

&b

bw

13

? ##

#w

14

&

####

nw

15

? ####

16

b & b bbb

bw

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Close Root-Position Major Triads III - &

Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads. Example

&

root

&

M3

#w w

third

&

m3

#w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

&b ##

#w

third

&

###

w
fifth

&

#w
fifth

&

####

#w
third

&

w
root

b &b ####

w
third

b &bb bbb

bw

fifth

&

####

# w

third

&

bbbb

w
fifth

10

&

#w
fifth

11

&

third

12

&b

w
root

13

&

#w

14

fifth

&

####

15

nw

root

&

##

#w
third

16

b &bb

w
third

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Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads.

Close Root-Position Major Triads III - ?

Example

root

M3

w w

third

m3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

? bb

#w
third

? ##

w
fifth

#w
fifth

? ### # w
third

?#

#w
root

? bb

w
third

? bb bb

#w
fifth

? #### w
third

? bb b bb

w
fifth

10

? ###

#w
fifth

11

? bb b b

w
third

12

? bb

nw

root

13

?b

bw
fifth

14

? ### n w
root

15

? ####

#w
third

16

? bb b b

w
third

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Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position major triads.

Close Root-Position Major Triads III - & ?

? w
root

Example

M3

w w

third

m3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

&

w
fifth

? ###

w
fifth

&b bb

#w

? #### # w
third

third

?#

w
fifth

&

bb

w
third

& b

w
fifth

? ## b

w
root

? bb bb

w
fifth

10

? ###

#w
fifth

11

b & b b nw

12

third

&b

bw

root

13

#w
fifth

14

&

####

#w
root

15

? ####

w
third

16

b &bb

w
third

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads I - &

A root-position minor triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a major third (M3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5). Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position minor triads. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

&

P5

w w w

M3 m3

Example

&

w
2

root

& w w

m3

w w
3

third

& bw w w
fifth

M3

#w w w
4

fifth P5

& &

w bw

& &

&

& &

w bw w

&

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads.

& &

bw

third

& &

root

& &

& &

root

w
fifth

bw
third

w
root

#w
fifth

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads I ?

A root-position minor triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a major third (M3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5) Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position minor triads. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

? P5 b w w w

M3 m3

Example

Example

root

? bw w w
third

m3

w w

third

? #w #w #w
fifth

M3

w w w
4

fifth P5

? ?

w bw bw

? ? ? ?

? ? ? ?

? ? ? ?

w bw bw
third

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads.

? ?

root

#w
third

bw
third

fifth

fifth

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads I - & ?

Date____________________

A root-position minor triad is composed of three notes stacked in thirds. The interval between the bottom two notes (root and third) is a minor third (m3). The interval between the top two notes (third and fifth) is a major third (M3). The interval between the bottom and top notes (root and fifth) is a perfect fifth (P5). Answers in this exercise are limited to close root-position minor triads.

w & P5 b w w

M3 m3

Example

________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

Example

&

w
2

root

& w bw

m3

w w

third

& #w #w bw

M3

w w w
4

fifth P5

&

w bw w
third

&

&

bw bw #w
root

&

? ? &

& ? ?

2. Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads.

? &

& &

root

fifth

fifth

#w

third

root

#w
fifth

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads II - &

Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

Example

&

root

&

m3

w w

third

&

M3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

& ###

bw

&

###

&

bb ##

bw

&

####

&

& b ### ####

bb

bw

&

&b

bw w

& bb

#w

10

&

11

&

bbb ####

12

bw # w

b &bb

13

&

14

&

15

nw

&

16

b & b bbb b w

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Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

Close Root-Position Minor Triads II - ?

? ? ? M3 b w w w

Example

root

m3

bw w

third

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

? bb

bw

? ### ? bb

w w

? #### ? ### ? ####

? bb

bw

? b b ? bb bb

bw w

? bb

bw

10

? ####

11

12

? #### n w

13

? b bb

14

15

? ####

nw

16

? b b bw bb

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads II - & ?

Create close root-position minor triads using the provided notes as roots. Create the third of the triad by adding a note a m3 above the root. Create the fifth of the triad by adding a note a P5 above the root (a M3 above the third).

Example

&

root

&

m3

w w

third

&

M3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

& ###

bw

? ### ? bb

? bb ##

bw

&

####

&

bw

&

w bw

? bb b &bb

bw

& bb

#w

10

&

### ####

11

? b bb ? ####

12

13

&

14

&

15

nw

16

? bb b b w bb

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Close Root-Position Minor Triads III - &

Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads. Example

&

root

&

m3

w w

third

&

M3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

&b ##

third

&

###

fifth

&

w
fifth

&

#### ####

third

&

root

b &b ####

third

b &bb b &bb

w
fifth

&

# w
third

bb &bb

w
fifth

10

&

#w
fifth

11

w
third

12

&b

root

13

&

#w

14

fifth

&

####

root

15

&

##

nw

16

third

b &bb

third

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Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads.

Close Root-Position Major Triads III - ?

Example

root

m3

w w

third

M3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

? bb

#w
third

? ##

w
fifth

#w
fifth

? ### # w
third

?#

#w
root

? bb

w
third

? bb bb

#w
fifth

? #### w
third

? bb b bb

w
fifth

10

? ###

#w
fifth

11

? bb b b

w
third

12

? bb

nw

root

13

bw
fifth

14

? ### n w
root

15

? ####

#w
third

16

? bb bb

w
third

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Triad position is indicated for each of the notes below. Add notes to create close root-position minor triads.

Close Root-Position Minor Triads III - & ?

? w
root

Example

m3

w w

third

M3

w w w

fifth P5

________________________________________________________________________________

&

w
fifth

? ### n w
fifth

&b

third

? ####

w
third

?#

#w
fifth

&

bb

bw

third

&

bbb

w
fifth

? ##

w
root

? bb b n w b

10

? ###

#w
fifth

11

fifth

& b nw

bb

12

third

&b

root

13

#w
fifth

14

&

####

w
root

15

? ####

#w
third

16

b &bb

bw

third

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