Scales : Triads in a Scale

Scales notes are used to build melodies, but they are also used to build the chords that we use to harmonize melodies. We can build chords over every degree of a scale:

triads major scale

M = major; m = minor; d = diminished

In all major scales, triads that are formed on degrees I, IV, and V are major. Those formed on degrees II, III, and VI are minor; the triad formed on degree VII is diminished.

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