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Triads - The First Chords
  

Solutions of Exercises

The 12 Major Triads




Exercises Using Major Triads

Exercise 1



Exercise 2




A Headache Exercise

      Major Triad    Minor Triad    Diminished Triad     Augmented Triad
C c e g c eb g c eb gb c e g#
F f a c f ab c f ab cb f a c#
Bb bb d f bb db f bb db fb bb d f#
Eb eb g bb eb gb bb eb gb bbb eb g b
Ab ab c eb ab cb eb ab cb ebb ab c e
Db db f ab db fb ab db fb abb db f a
Gb gb bb db gb bbb db gb bbb dbb gb bb d
F# f# a# c# f# a c# f# a c f# a# c##
B b d# f# b d f# b d f b d# f##
E e g# b e g b e g bb e g# b#
A a c# e a c e a c eb a c# e#
D d f# a d f a d f ab d f# a#
G g b d g bb d g bb db g b d#



Exercises To Triadic Chord Progressions

1) Diatonic Triads in Bb




2) VIm - IIm - V - I
     VIm   IIm   V   I 
G: Em Am D G
Eb: Cm Fm Bb Eb
F: Dm Gm C F
A: F#m Bm E A


3) Identify the triads, key and Roman numerals

Key: D major




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