AP Music Theory Unit 3 Music Fundamentals III

Unit Three: Music Fundamentals III: Triads and Seventh Chords Lesson One: Triad and Chord Qualities (M, m, d, A) ● M- Major ● m- minor ● d- diminished ● A- augmented ● A one chord in the major mode is Major (I) ● A two chord in the major mode is minor (ii) ● A three chord in the major mode is minor (iii) ● A four chord in the major mode is Major (IV) ● A five chord in the major mode is Dominant (V) ● A six chord in the major mode is minor (vi) ● A seventh chord in the major mode is diminished (vii^o) ● A one chord in the minor mode is minor (i) ● A two chord in the minor mode is diminished (ii^o) ● A three chord in the minor mode is Major (III) ● A four chord in the minor mode is minor (iv) ● A five chord in the minor mode is dominant (v) ● A six chord in the minor mode is Major (VI) ● A seventh chord in the minor mode is Major (VII) Lesson Two: Diatonic Chords and Roman Numerals ● I (Tonic): Major Key, Major Chord, Root ● ii (Supertonic): Major Key, Minor Chord, 2nd ● iii (Mediant): Major Key, Minor Chord, 3rd ● IV (Subdominant): Major Key, Major Chord, 4th ● V (Dominant): Major/Minor Key, Major Chord, 5th ● vi (Submediant): Major Key, Minor Chord, 6th ● viio (Leading Tone): Major/Minor Key, Diminished Chord, 7th ● i (Tonic): Minor Key, Minor Chord, Root ● iio (Supertonic): Minor Key, Diminished Chord, 2nd ● III (Mediant): Minor Key, Major Chord, 3rd ● iv (Subdominant): Minor Key, Minor Chord, 4th ● v (Minor Dominant): Minor Key, Minor Chord, 5th ● VI (Submediant): Minor Key, Major Chord, 6th ● VII (Subtonic): Minor Key, Major Chord, 7th Lesson Three: Chord Inversions and Figures - Introduction to Figured Bass ● root position triad: 5/3 ● 6/3: first inversion triad ● 6/4: Second inversion triad ● 7/5/3 – 7: Root position 7th chord ● 6/5/3 - 6/5: First inversion 7th chord ● 6/4/3 - 4/3: Second inversion 7th chord ● 6/4/2 - 4/2 – 2: Third Inversion 7th chord Lesson Four: Seventh Chords ● C dom 7: C E G Bb ● F dom 7: F A C Eb ● Bb dom 7: Bb D F Ab ● Eb dom 7: Eb G Bb Db ● Ab dom 7: Ab C Eb Gb ● Db dom 7: Db F Ab Cb ● Gb dom 7: Gb Bb Db Fb ● B dom 7: B D# F# A ● E dom 7: E G# B D ● A dom 7: A C# E G ● D dom 7: D F# A C ● G dom 7: G B D F ● C Maj 7: C E G B ● F Maj 7: F A C E ● Bb Maj 7: Bb D F A ● Eb maj 7: Eb G Bb D ● Ab maj 7: Ab C Eb G ● Db Maj 7: Db F Ab C ● Gb Maj 7: Gb Bb Db F ● B Maj 7: B D# F# A# ● E Maj 7: E G# B D# ● A maj 7: A C# E G# ● D Maj 7: D F# A C# ● G Maj 7: G B D F# ● C min 7: C Eb G Bb ● F min 7: F Ab C Eb ● Bb min 7: Bb Db F Ab ● Eb min 7: Eb Gb Bb Db ● Ab min 7: Ab Cb Eb Gb ● C# min 7: C# E G# B ● F# min 7: F# A C# E ● B min 7: B D F# A ● E min 7: E G B D ● A min 7: A C E G ● D min 7: D F A C ● G min 7: G Bb D F Lesson Five: Seventh Chord Inversions and Figures ● C major - A minor: G B D F, 1st inversion - B D F G, 2nd inversion- D F G B, 3rd inversion- F G B D ● G major - E minor: D F# A C, 1st inversion - F# A C D, 2nd inversion - A C D F#, 3rd inversion - C D F# A ● D major - B minor: A C# E G, 1st inversion - C# E G A, 2nd inversion - E G A C#, 3rd inversion - G A C# E ● A Major - F# minor: E G B D, 1st inversion - G B D E, 2nd inversion - B D E G, 3rd inversion - D E G B ● E major - C# minor: A C# E G#, 1st inversion - C# E G# A, 2nd inversion - E G# A C#, 3rd inversion - G# A C# E ● B major- G# minor: F# A# C# E, 1st inversion - A# C# E F#, 2nd inversion - C# E F# A#, 3rd inversion - E F# A# C# ● F# Major- D# minor: C# E# G# B, 1st inversion - E# G# B C#, 2nd inversion - G# B C# E#, 3rd inversion - B C# E# G# ● C# major - A# minor: G# B# D# F#, 1st inversion - B# D# F# G#, 2nd inversion - D# F# G# B#, 3rd inversion - F# G# B# D#