EXERCISES

for

Part 1
1. Construct a triad on each of the following roots, by adding a third and fifth to each:

Eg.

E (fifth)
C (third)
A (root)
a)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
F (root)

b)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
B (root)

c)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
G (root)

d)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
D (root)

e)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
Eb (root)

f)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
C# (root)

g)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
Bb (root)

h)

_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
F# (root)

d)

C# (fifth)
_____ (third)
F# (root)

d)

G (fifth)
_____ (third)
C (root)

2. Give each of the following triads a third that is a major 3rd above the root:
a)

F# (fifth)
_____ (third)
B (root)

b)

Ab (fifth)
_____ (third)
Db (root)

c)

B (fifth)
_____ (third)
E (root)

3. Give each of the following triads a third that is a minor 3rd above the root:
a)

C (fifth)
_____ (third)
F (root)

b)

A (fifth)
_____ (third)
D (root)

c)

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Bb (fifth)
_____ (third)
Eb (root)

4. Give each of the following triads a fifth that is a perfect 5th above the root:
a)

(fifth)
A (third)
F# (root)

b)

(fifth)
Gb (third)
Eb (root)

c)

(fifth)
Bb (third)
G (root)

d)

(fifth)
D (third)
B (root)

d)

(fifth)
Db (third)
Bb (root)

d)

(fifth)
G# (third)
E (root)

5. Give each of the following triads a fifth that is a diminished 5th above the root:
a)

(fifth)
Eb (third)
C (root)

b)
G
E

(fifth)
(third)
(root)

c)

(fifth)
F# (third)
D# (root)

6. Give each of the following triads a fifth that is an augmented 5th above the root:
a)
E
C

(fifth)
(third)
(root)

b)
A
F

(fifth)
(third)
(root)

c)

(fifth)
Bb (third)
Gb (root)

7. Construct the required type of triad for each of the following roots:

a)

e)

MAJOR
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
A (root)
MAJOR
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
Eb (root)

b)

f)

MINOR
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
C (root)
MINOR
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
C# (root)

AUGMENTED
c)
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
G (root)

g)

AUGMENTED
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
Bb (root)

DIMINISHED
d)
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
D (root)

h)

DIMINISHED
_____ (fifth)
_____ (third)
F# (root)

8. Identify the quality of each of the following triads:

Eg. MAJOR
a)
Eb (fifth)
C (third)
Ab (root)

e)

___________
B (fifth)
G (third)
Eb (root)

b)

f)

___________
Gb (fifth)
Eb (third)
C (root)

___________
G# (fifth)
E# (third)
C# (root)

c)

g)

___________
D (fifth)
Bb (third)
G (root)

___________
F (fifth)
D (third)
Bb (root)

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d)

h)

___________
A# (fifth)
F# (third)
D (root)

___________
C# (fifth)
A# (third)
F# (root)