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Primary Triads



LESSON 7 

P.7 

AIM:  

To play the PRIMARY TRIADS of several keys.


What are PRIMARY TRIADS?

bulletThey are the TRIADS built on the 
bullet1st
bullet4th
bullet5th degrees of the scale.

Warning!

bulletDon't confuse the INTERVALS of a TRIAD,
with the PRIMARY TRIADS.
bulletINTERVALS of each TRIAD:
bulletRoot   3rd   5th 
bulletPRIMARY TRIADS are TRIADS built on:
bullet1st    4th    5th  steps of the scale.

The Key of C Major

 C  D  E  F  G   A  B  C  

bulletC Major's Primary Triads:
bullet C  major triad [I]
bullet F  major triad [IV]
bullet G  major triad [V]


 

 

 

 

 

Hover over link to see the Triad on the Keyboard, click to hear the triad.

TRIAD FINDER

C Major
F Major
G Major
C Major (8va)

 

 

PLAY Primay Triads in C
Play

 

 

 


The Key of G Major

 G  A  B  C  D   E  F# G  

bulletG Major's Primary Triads:
bullet G  major triad [I]
bullet C  major triad [IV]
bullet D  major triad [V]


TRIAD FINDER

G Major
C Major
D Major

 

 

PLAY Primary Triads in G
Play

 

 

 


The Key of D Major

 D   E  F#  G  A   B  C# D  

bulletD Major's Primary Triads:
bullet D  major triad [I]
bullet G  major triad [IV]
bullet A  major triad [V]


Assignment:

bullet

Work out the PRIMARY TRIADS of all
the Major Keys.

bullet

Look at the following sequence, and see
if you recognise a pattern that might help
you work out PRIMARY TRIADS:
bullet

  F  C  G  D  A  E  B  

bullet

["Fat Cat Got Drowned At East Brighton"]

Next Lesson:

bullet

The Circle of 5ths

Click to turn the page to the Circle of 5ths

TRIAD FINDER

D Major
G Major
A Major

 

 

PLAY Primary Triads in G
Play

Practice
playing 
other keys.

________

PLAY Primary Triads in F
F Major

PLAY Primary Triads in Bb
Bb Major

PLAY Primary Triads in Eb
Eb Major

PLAY Primary Triads in A
A Major

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