Exercise 4: Chords

In this exercise you will be constructing Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished triad chords. There
will be three steps in this exercise. In Step 1 you will be identifying the chord type by the intervals. Step
2, you will be indentifying the chords by the numbers. And in Step 3 you will be building chords from a
designated note.

Step 1: Identify the chord type based on the intervals displayed. (Remember that the four chords use
combinations of major and minor thirds)
Example: 1

Example: 2

= Major Third +Minor Third = Major chord

= Minor Third + Major Third = Minor Third

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Step 2: Identify the chord name based on the numbers

Example: 1

1-A

3b-C

5-E = A minor

1 Bb 3 G

5# - F# = Bb Augmented

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Step 3:
Build the chord from the designated note. Use both hand to play the chords

1.
2.
3.
4.

Major (C) (F) (A)(B)

Minor (E)(G)(Bb)(Ab)
Diminished (F#)(G#)(A#)(D)
Augmented (Db)(Eb)(Gb)(C)