Elements of Music
Section 1: Triads Major Triads: Major third, perfect 5th Minor Triads: Minor third, perfect fifth Augmented Triads: major third, aug. fifth Diminished Triads: minor third, diminished fifth Inverting Chords: changing the position of the notes 1st inversion: bass note is now 3rd of the chord 2nd inversion: 5th is the bass note of the chord Section 2: Seventh Chords: -4 notes total in the triad: triad + seventh -Major triad and a minor 7th = dominant 7th chord -major triad + major 7th = major 7th chord -minor triad + minor 7th = minor 7th chord -fully diminished 7th chord Section 3: Diatonic Triads: every major and minor scale has seven specials triads which are found from that scale's notes. -pattern for major scales: maj, min, min, maj, maj, min, dim, maj -Natural minor: min, dim, maj, min, min, maj, maj, min -Harmonic Minor: min, dim, aug, min, maj, maj, dim, min -Melodic minor: min, min, aug, maj, maj, dim, dim, maj Section 4: Texture...