Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Method 2: Change a major triad to a diminished triad

• To construct a diminished triad, lower the third (the middle) and the fifth (the top) notes of a major triad
  each a half step without changing the letter names. For example:

Exercise 9—Class Exercise

Draw diminished triads using either method shown above. Triads may be drawn in any octave.

Theory Trainer

Exercise 11bTriad drawing: major, minor, diminished triads.

Exercise 11aIdentify triad quality by ear: major, minor, diminished triads.

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MODULE 11

D major Dº

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D A

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D F

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D major D diminshed

Aº Cº Fº Bº Dº Bbº

Gº F#º Eº C#º Aº Cº

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