Major, minor, augmented, diminished triads, and tritone, Major/minor sixths and sevenths

1. Major and minor triads

2. Major triads on C and F (M3 and P5
above root position note)

3. Major triad on Db
• A major triad is
composed of a M3 and
a P5 above the root
position note (lowest
note)

4. Minor triad on D
• A minor triad is a triad
that consists of three
notes-the root position
note, a m3 and a P5
above.

5. E minor triad
• This is a minor triad on
E. E is the root position
note and there is a
minor third above and a
P5 above.

6. C minor triad
• C minor triad. These
three notes fall in the C
minor scale and also
consist of a root
position note, a minor
third, and a perfect fifth
above.

7. Major triad vs minor triad

8. Augmented triad on C
Major triad with an augmented fifth.
(perfect fifth raised one half step)

9. G diminished triad
Diminished triad is a minor triad with a
diminished fifth (P5 lowered one half step)

10. Triad qualities as they appear in major keys

11. Tritone
Augmented fourth or Diminished fifths are
also called “tritones”. These sound like the
first two notes from Maria from West Side
Story

12. Tritone

13. Minor sixth on C
Major sixth and lower one half step. Start on C and
go up to the sixth note in the scale and lower one
half step.

14. Major sixths-1st to 6th note in a
major scale

15. Major sevenths-note one to note 7 of
a major scale

16. Minor 7th-lower the Major 7th by
one half step