Chords and Cadences (Trinity Grade 3)
Tonic Triads The first degree of the scale is also known as the tonic (or “doh”). A tonic triad is a chord built up from the 1st, 3rd and 5th …
Tonic Triads (ABRSM Grade 3)
Degrees of the Scale The degrees of the scale are numbers given to each note of the scale in order.The numbers are based on the ascending scale: In a harmonic …
Tonic Triads – Major and Minor
Tonic triads are simple chords with just three notes in them. To build a tonic triad, we start by taking the first note from any scale (which is also known …
Tonic Triads
What does the term “tonic triad” mean? The tonic is the first (and last) note in a scale. “Triad” means “chord built with thirds”. A “tonic triad” is a music …