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Triad Pairs

This document describes common triad pairs found in various musical scales. It discusses the triad pairs that occur in the major scale, melodic minor scale, harmonic minor scale, harmonic major scale, diminished scale, whole-tone scale, and augmented scale. For each scale, it identifies the specific interval relationships between the root notes of the triads and their quality (major, minor, augmented, diminished).

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Triad Pairs

This document describes common triad pairs found in various musical scales. It discusses the triad pairs that occur in the major scale, melodic minor scale, harmonic minor scale, harmonic major scale, diminished scale, whole-tone scale, and augmented scale. For each scale, it identifies the specific interval relationships between the root notes of the triads and their quality (major, minor, augmented, diminished).

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TRIAD PAIRS

1. Major scale - two major triads a whole step apart


ii-7 built off the minor third and fourth
V7
built off the flat seventh and root
I
built off the fourth and fifth
IVmaj7(#11)
built off the root and second
vii-7(b5) built off the flat fifth and flat sixth

2. Melodic Minor - major triad and aug. triad a whole


step apart
- Two major triads a whole step apart
min(maj7) major off the fourth,
major or augmented off the fifth
7(#11)
major off the one
major or augmented off
the second
7(b9)
major off the flat fifth major or augmented off the flat
sixth
Min9(b5) major off the flat sixth
major or augmented off the flat
seventh
Maj7(#5) major off the second
major or augmented off the
third

3.

Harmonic Minor minor triad and augmented triad a


whole step
apart

min
minor off the fourth
augmented off the fifth
min7(b5) minor off the minor third augmented off the fourth
7(b9)(b13)
minor off the flat seventh augmented off the root

4.

Harmonic Major
triad a half-step

- major triad and augmented


apart

Maj7(#5) major off the fifth


augmented off the sharp fifth
V7(#5)(#9)
major off the minor third augmented off the major
third
Min(maj7) major off the second
augmented off the minor third

Min9(b5) major off the fourth

5.

Diminished

7(b9)

--

major triads a tri-tone apart

major triad off the root

6.
Whole-Tone apart
7(#5)
the second

augmented off the flat fifth

major triad off the tri-tone

augmented triads a whole-step

augmented triad off the root

augmented triad off

7. Augmented Scale -two augmented triad a minor 3rd


apart
-two augmented triads a minor 2nd
apart
Maj7(#5)(#9)

augmented off the root and minor 3rd


augmented off the seventh and root

Min(maj7)

augmented off the seventh and second


augmented off the seventh and root

7(#5)

augmented off the flat ninth and third


augmented off the root and flat second

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