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Triads
A chord is produced by simultaneously playing two notes. Most chords are generally made up of a minimum of three notes or more.
Triads are made of only three notes. The first note is the root, the second note would be the major third and the third note would be a perfect fifth. Most triads are made up of these basic rules but with a few alterations depending on the particular triad.
There is also the minor triad, the difference between the major and minor triad is one note. The second note of the major triad is a major third distance away from its root note. The minor triad would be a minor third away from its root note. The root and fifth of both triads remain the same
Though both triads are just one note difference, the sound are complete opposites. The major triad tends to sound happy and uplifting while the minor triad will tend to sound sad, moody or even have a thrilling tone.
Augmented and Diminished Triad
The augmented triad contains the root, third and augmented fifth. The diminished triad is comprised of the root, minor third and diminished fifth. These triads tend to sound very dissonant and not very pleasing to the ear. Think of nails scratching on the chalkboard. Yikes!
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