TRIADS AND OTHER THREE NOTE CHORDS

                          by PJVillanueva



        Triads are three note chords: They are formed by a Root
        (also Tonic), a 3rd (Major or minor)and a 5th (perfect, 
        diminished or augmented).
        Any chord may sound slightly different according to the
        position of the Root and yet have the same structure and
        this is mostly true with triads.
        When the Root is played at the bottom the triad is said
        to be in Root position. When the Root is played in the 
        highest position after 3rd and 5th it is said to be the 
        1st inversion and when it's played in between 5th and 3rd 
        it is called 2nd inversion. Any of these forms may fit 
        better other preceding or following chords and sound more
        musical because of the better connection of the relative 
        moving chord voicings.

        But let's see first some Major triads and their inversions.


        D Major triads and inversions:

        Triad               1st inversion       2nd inversion   
      e|----------------------------------------2-#F-(3rd)------|
      B|--------------------3--D--(Root)--------3--D-(Root)-----|
      G|2--A--(5th)---------2--A--(5th)---------2--A-(5th)------|
      D|4-#F--(3rd)---------4-#F--(3rd)-------------------------|
      A|5--D--(Root)--------------------------------------------|
      E|--------------------------------------------------------|

      e|5--(5th)------------10--(Root)---------14--(3rd)--------|
      B|7--(3rd)------------10--(5th)----------15--(Root)-------|
      G|7--(Root)-----------11--(3rd)----------14--(5th)--------|
      D|--------------------------------------------------------|
      A|--------------------------------------------------------|
      E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
        A Major triads and inversions:

        Triad