Diatonic Harmony Review

Diatonic Harmony Review

What To Know So Far

Each number represents a place on a major scale.

Find the TONIC / I -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Find the Tonic / I

• F

• Bb

• C

• None of the above

Find the DOMINANT / V-- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Find the Dominant / V

• F

• Bb

• C

• None of the above

Find the SUBDOMINANT / IV -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Find the Subdominant / IV

• F

• Bb

• C

• None of the above

Primary Chords - Triads

• Triads (three note chords) are built from scales

• Triads are built by stacking letters (from scales)

• The first letter of your triad is called "The Root"

• "The Root" reveals where you are in the scale (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), and your Primary Function (Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant)

• Triads also carry specific "qualities" (major, minor, dim, etc) based on their location.

• "The Root" also determines the "Quality" of the triad (based on placement).

Primary Chords - Triads

• Tonic / I = Major

• Subdominant / IV = Major

• Dominant / V = Major

Primary Chords - Triads

• To show that a chord is major, you need to write only "The Root"

• ex. Bb or F#

• NOT Bbmaj or F#maj

How would you write the names of these triads? -- Answer next slide

Multiple Choice

What are the "I - IV - V" triads in C major?

• C - F - G

• C7 - F7 - G7

• Cmaj7 - Fmaj7 - G7

• None of the above

How would you write the names of these triads? -- Answer next slide

Multiple Choice

What are the "I - IV - V" triads in G major?

• G - F - C

• G - C - D

• Gmaj7 - Cmaj7 - D7

• None of the above

How would you write the names of these triads? -- Answer next slide

Multiple Choice

What are the "I - IV - V" triads in F major?

• All of the above

• F - C - D

• F - Bb - C

• None of the above

Primary Chords - Triads

• Triads (three note chords) are built from scales

• Triads are built by stacking letters (from scales)

• The first letter of your triad is called "The Root"

• "The Root" reveals where you are in the scale (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), and your Primary Function (Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant)

• Triads also carry specific "qualities" (major, minor, dim, etc) based on their location.

• "The Root" also determines the "Quality" of the triad (based on placement).

Primary Chords - Triads

• Tonic / I = Major

• Supertonic / ii = Minor

• Mediant / iii = Minor

• Subdominant / IV = Major

• Dominant / V = Major

• Submediant / vi = Minor

• Leading Note or Leading Tone / vii = half-dim or minor b5

Primary Chords - Triads

• To show that a chord is MINOR, you need to write "The Root" and "min" or " - "

• ex. Bbmin or F#-

• NOT Bb minor or F#min7

• (Let's try some examples!!)

Find the SUPERTONIC / ii -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Name the SUPERTONIC triad

• Ebmin

• Edim

• E-

• None of the above

Find the SUBMEDIANT / vi -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Name the SUBMEDIANT triad

• B-

• B

• B7

• None of the above

Find the MEDIANT / iii -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

Name the MEDIANT triad

• F#7

• F-

• F#min

• None of the above

Let's Try Some Examples!!

Naming Chords -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

I - V - vi - IV | Tonic - Dominant - Submediant - Subdominant

• None of the above

• D - F#min - A - Bmin

• C - G - Amin - F

• D - A - Bmin - G

Naming Chords -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

I - V - vi - IV | Tonic - Dominant - Submediant - Subdominant

• G - A - B - C

• Gb - Db - Ebmin - Cb

• G - D - Emin - C

• None of the above

Naming Chords -- Answer it on the next slide

Multiple Choice

vi - ii - V - I | Submediant - Supertonic - Dominant - Tonic

• Gmin - F7 - Bb - Dmin

• Gmin - F - Eb - Bb

• All of the above

• None of the above

Primary Chords - Tonal Repositioning

• Flexible Primary Chords aka. Slash Chords

• [ Right Hand ] / [ Left Hand ]

• [ Chord ] / [ Root ]

• 1st Inversion

Primary Chords - Tonal Repositioning

• Example in Key of C:

• Tonic triad or I triad is C (CEG)

• Transforming this into a "Flexible Primary Chord" we ....

Poll

Transforming the Tonic triad, C major triad (CEG), into a "Flexible Primary Chord" we ...

• Invert the Triad

• Make it into a 1st Inversion Triad

• Make it a slash chord

Primary Chords - Tonal Repositioning

• Flexible Primary Chords aka. Slash Chords

• [ Right Hand ] / [ Left Hand ]

• [ Chord ] / [ Root ]

• [ C E G ] / [E

• or 1st inversion: [ E G C ]

• Written is: I / iii

• Written is: C / E

Primary Chords - Tonal Repositioning

• Flexible Primary Chords aka. Slash Chords

• Paint by Numbers

• In C Major.... IV, you write F.

• In C Major... IV / vi, you write F/A

• (Let's try some examples!!)

Multiple Choice

Flexible Primary Chords - In F Major - I / iii

• Bb/D

• F/C

• A/F

• F/A

Multiple Choice

Flexible Primary Chords - In G Major - V / vii

• G/B

• C/E

• D/F#

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Flexible Primary Chords - In C Major - V / vii

• G/B

• C/E

• F/A

• None of the above