Unit 8 · Triads · Lesson 1 of 4
Stacking thirds
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, third, fifth
A is three or more sounding together. The most important kind is the : three stacked in 3rds.
The bottom is the (it names the ), then the 3rd and the 5th. Build one: pick a , skip a letter, take the next, skip, take the next. C – E – G.
Chord builder