Triads

On which degree of the scale is the tonic triad built?

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 2

A root position triad consists of:

• a 3rd and a 5th above the root note

• a 6th and a 3rd above the bass note

• a 6th and a 4th above the bass note

The Subdominant triad is built on

• the 4th degree of the scale

• the 1st degree of the scale

• the 5th degree of the scale

• the 2nd degree of the scale

The Dominant triad is built on the

• 5th degree of the scale

• 4th degree of the scale

• 2nd degree of the scale

• 1st degree of the scale

To find the home key of chord IV in root position

• find the note a P4 below the root note

• find the note a P4 below the highest note

• go up a semitone from the middle note

To find the home key of chord ii6

• go down a tone from the top note

• go down a P5 from the bottom note

• go down a P4 from the middle note

The tonic triad consists of scale degrees

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 4, 6

• 4, 6, 8

• 5, 7, 2

The subdominant triad consists of scale degrees

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 4, 6

• 4, 6, 8

• 5, 7, 2

The dominant triad consists of scale degrees

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 4, 6

• 4, 6, 8

• 5, 7, 2

The supertonic triad consists of scale degrees

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 4, 6

• 4, 6, 8

• 5, 7, 2