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Ear Training Triads Being able to identify triads can be considered a good starting point to be able to identify other chords. The majority of chords in western music are formed by stacking intervals of a third on top of each other so, most of the complicated chords that you will come across will be an extention of one of the four possible triads: Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented
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here to see a full list of triads supported by PET You can think about chords in the following way: Chord = Basic Type + Decoration Accurate identification of triads goes a long way to being able to identify the basic type of a chord. Top tips for practising triads with PET* It's absolutely crucial to be able to distinguish between major and minor triads. Practise this until you can get it 100% correct. * A lot of people confuse the augmented and dimiminshed triads. Try practising these in isolation. * When practising inversions of triads don't try to hear the lowest note, listen for the _highest_ note. You can then work out the inversion.
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