This document provides instructions for naming triads and chords based on their quality and notes. It explains that triads and chords can be major, minor, augmented, diminished, or a dominant seventh chord. It also notes that all the examples shown so far have been in root position, where the root of the chord is the lowest note.

1. NAME THE CHORD
Triads and Chord Qualities

2. Name the key and Chord Quality
Is this a M/m/A/d triad, or a
dominant seventh cord?

3. Name the chord/triad
Realize the key, then decide if it’s
major/minor, augmented/diminished, or a
seventh chord of some sort

4. Name the triad qualities and letter names

5. Name the chord/triad, and quality

6. What’s the Triad quality and the name?

7. Chord quality/type and name
All of the triads and chords we’ve looked at have
been root position chords, where the root of the
chord is the lowest note in the triad or chord