Triad Melody

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Hear & play major and minor triad melodies — adding the 3rd to the root & 5th, the one note that makes a chord major or minor. Major and minor triads are the most common, consonant, and versatile chords in music, so this is where melody and harmony first meet. By the end, you can hear and place either triad from any root.

Why

  • The triad is the home base of harmony — major and minor are the two chords everything else extends from, and they are everywhere

  • Choosing their notes intentionally gives you a reliable anchor in solos, because the chord tones sound especially consonant

The path

  1. Major Untimed
  2. Minor Untimed
  3. Major Root Shuffling
  4. Minor Root Shuffling
  5. Major Range Shifting
  6. Minor Range Shifting
  7. Major Anchored
  8. Minor Anchored
  9. Anchored
  10. Full Range

On the instrument

Triads on the Instrument