4 - 1: Root-Position Triads Name:

1. The given note is the lowest in a root-position triad. Write in the two remaining notes.

& w = bw
w
w
Minor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

& #w w w #w #w #w
bw nw w bw
Major Minor

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

& w #w bw w w #w
bw w #w w
Diminished Augmented

2. The given note is the middle in a root-position triad. Write in the two remaining notes.

& bw = bbbw
w
w
Major
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
bw nw #w
#w w w #w bw ?
& w #w
Major Minor
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
bw w w
? bw w w nw #w bw #w
Diminished Augmented

3. The given note is the highest in a root-position triad. Write in the two remaining notes.

? w w
= bbw
w
Augmented

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
w #w bw
? w bw w #w w #w #w
Major Minor

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
bw w w w
? #w bw w #w
#w bw
Diminished Augmented