Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Exercise 2—Class Exercise

Complete the triad harmonically by drawing two consecutive thirds above the given pitch. Identify the root.
Play the triads.

Qualities of Diatonic Triads

Triads may be classified by quality,which is determined by measuring the interval size of each of the thirds of
the triad. There are four qualities of triads: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. We will begin our study
with the major triad.

Major Triad

Amajortriad consists of the first, third, and fifth pitches of a major scale. For example:

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root (first) third fifth

fifth

third

first

F major scale

F major triad

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