triad built on the first degree of the scale
Tonic triad
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Tonic
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first degree of the scale; the key center
Tonic chord
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the chord based on the tonic of a key or scale
Super-tonic triad
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triad built on the second degree of the scale
Degree
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the position of a note in the scale, for example, D is the second degree in the scale of C
Sub-dominant triad
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triad built on the fourth degree of the scale
Sub-mediant triad
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triad built on the sixth degree of the scale
Cadential 6-4
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Theory
In tonal harmony, cadential 6 4 often appears above scale degree 5 in the bass. It resolves into a dominant and then tonic, s…
Minor Scale
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having the interval of a minor third between the first and third degrees of the scale See Table of Key Signatures See Table o…