Triads: Everything You Need To Know.

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Triads are the foundation of harmony is so many kinds of music around the world and across cultures. If you need to brush up on any concepts covered in the video, be sure to check out the videos below, especially major scales, minor scales, key signatures, and intervals.
Check out my other videos here:
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Minor Scales - • Minor Scales - Everyth...
Key Signatures(new) - • Key Signatures: Everyt...
Circle of Fifths - • Circle of Fifths: Ever...
Intervals Part I - • Intervals: Part I - Ha...
Intervals Part II - • Intervals: Part II - T...
Concert Pitch and Transposing Instruments - • What is concert pitch,...
How to Play 3000% Faster - • Play 3000% Faster in J...
3000% Faster Playalong Video - • How To Play 3000% Fast...
Note Naming - • Note Naming: Everythin...
Dynamics - • Dynamics: Everything Y...
Modes - • Musical Modes: Everyth...
Parallel Scales - • Modifying the Major Sc...
Key Signatures(original 2018) - • Key Signatures - Every...
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Excellent! Glad to hear it was helpful!

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Correction: the 'III' chord in the C minor Harmonic scale is *Eb aug* , not *E aug* (1:30, 7:23, 8:38)

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Thank you for this well-organised and animated information. Do you think of triads only as close positions ? I.e. would you refer to C G E (1 5 3) as a triad ? Or would you keep this term only for the three close positions of 3 notes chords (135, 351, 513) ?

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[@BradHarrison]

Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful! I know they’re fast, but I personally like an overview so I can dig into the details when necessary. And everyone comes to this stuff with different levels of prior knowledge, so it’s impossible to nail the speed. Really, it’s just simple patterns that take not much effort to learn, but a lot of effort to apply to all the keys. And the second time you watch the video always makes more sense anyway!

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You can adjust the video speed to 75%, which is what I do. It sounds a little funny but I can keep up better.

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There are so many songs that follow the exactly same chords(because they’re awesome and work super well), don’t feel like you need to reinvent harmony for your first couple dozen songs. What you put on top of the chords is what really matters. Start by jamming it out on some tried and true progressions. Check out “axis of awesome four chord song” and “the pachelbel rant”. So many great songs on the same chords.

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Rhythm and counting is definitely in my todo list!

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Yes! I’m planning to work on jazz theory and improvisation over the course of the year. Probably starting in the spring.

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I’ve got one on note naming! Working on a “how to learn a piece of music” vid.

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No, no plans for that at the moment. Maybe something to think about though. Glad you’re enjoying the videos though!

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Hey quick question at 1:30 for the Cm scale, wouldn’t the Gmaj chord be Gm because the Cm scale has a Bb?

[@BradHarrison]

At that point we’re using the harmonic minor scale, so it’s a B natural. G major.

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Interesting. It took me years to realise that Western music is based on intervals of the chromatic scale. Scales are simply sequences of intervals that contain but do not define triads. A major triad is a major third followed by a minor third. Major third is 4 half steps minor third is three half steps a 7 is simply another minor third. A minor triad is a minor third followed by a major third. These shapes apply to any Root and do not depend on scales rather scales depend on them. All scales are a specific pattern of intervals be they pentatonic, blues, classical, diminished, 6 diminished and so on. Learn the pattern and you are home. I had often wondered why some excellent theory books such as Mark Levine's start with intervals. I finally cracked it by realising that one chord can appear all over the place. Then I read Rick Beato's book page one - confirmed. Could have saved my self a lot of confusion.

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[@BradHarrison]

Excellent!

[@oliverdiamond6594]

great vid, but i still left with a question unanswered, (i did learn some other stuff though 😆) what does it mean when a roman numeral has a flat or sharp sign next to it, are they diminished, augmented? ples hlep mei.

[@BradHarrison]

That sounds like figured bass. It’s a whole topic unto itself. I haven’t done a video on it because it’s not commonly used these days, but lots of other people have if you want to look it up. Good luck!

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How many triads does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It's impossible because they are soundwaves.

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The shape is what counts

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Hi, I'm a little confused. The other combinations of 3ds and 5ths described in 4:00 are not considered triads? Also, I saw other video that said triads are also named after the highest pitched note in the chord as "first (fundamental is the highest pitched), second (third is) and third position (fifth note is)"

[@BradHarrison]

Major, minor, diminished, and augmented are the four classical triads. They’re the only combinations that you can write as two stacked thirds. There are other three note chords, like sus2 and sus4, but they’re not usually considered triads. Triads, and all chords,are named for the bottom note. The quality is named for the intervals between the other notes.

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Does augmented mean sharpened and diminished flattened? And is it always the 5th? Asking for a friend lol

[@BradHarrison]

Augmented is indeed always a maj3 and aug5(or major triad with raised fifth) and diminished is always min3 and dim5(or major chord or lowered third and fifth).

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Another way of explaining triad variations...don't forget the snowman!

[@Sweet-guy]

hey guys I have a question: I play the Cmaj and then for the next chord I play the third, semitone higher, and the fifth, a tone higher I don't understand what it is but it sounds good. is it an inversion?

[@BradHarrison]

Sounds like you’re playing C F A which is F major second inversion. If you stack it in a snowman(F A C) the chord becomes a little easier to identify. It’s a super common chordal movement and sounds really great, either to move back and forth between those two or to continue on to another chord(try moving to G major, A minor, or D minor next).

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Any tips on how to practice inversions effectively?

[@BradHarrison]

About the same anything else. Play them on your instruments, go slow as you need to to ensure accuracy, build your speed and fluency.

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