For those who want to learn in every key I will be posting a few lessons to help you. I also will be starting from the beginning myself to relearn the keys. Anybody game?
mysteryman
Objective: Learn triads in every key
Before you learn your triads here is a short lesson on fingering.
For both hands your thumbs are number one and your pinky fingers are number five. Thumb = T, Index = I, Middle = M, Ring = R, Pinky = P. Memorize the finger numbering for each hand.
Left Hand
5 4 3 2 1
P R M I T
Right Hand
1 2 3 4 5
T I M R P
Major triads and their positions. Root, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion.
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CEG EGC GCE
DbFAb FAbDb AbDbF
DF#A F#AD ADF#
EbGBb GBbEb BbEbG
EG#B G#BE BEG#
FAC ACF CFA
GbBbDb BbDbGb DbGbBb
GBD BDG DGB
AbCEb CEbAb EbAbC
AC#E C#EA EAC#
BbDF DFBb FBbD
BD#F# D#F#B F#BD#
Type or write out all your major triads and their inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the chord with your first, third, and fifth fingers.
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Minor triads and their positions
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CEbG EbGC GCEb
DbEAb EAbDb AbDbE
DFA FAD ADF
EbGbBb GbBbEb BbEbGb
EGB GBE BEG
FAbC AbCF CFAb
GbADb ADbGb DbGbA
GBbD BbDG DGBb
AbBEb BEbAb EbAbB
ACE CEA EAC
BbDbF DbFBb FBbDb
BDF# DF#B F#BD
Type or write out all your minor triads and their inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the chord with your first, third, and fifth fingers.
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Diminished triads and their positions
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CEbGb EbGbC GbCEb
DbEG EGDb GDbE
DFAb FAbD AbDF
EbGbA GbAEb AEbGb
EGBb GBbE BbEG
FAbB AbBF BFAb
GbAC ACGb CGbA
GBbDb BbDbG DbGBb
AbBD BDAb DAbB
ACEb CEbA EbAC
BbDbE DbEBb EBbDb
BDF DFB FBD
Type or write out all your diminished triads and their inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the chord with your first, third, and fifth fingers.
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Augmented triads and their positions
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CEG# EG#C G#CE
DbFA FADb ADbF
DF#A# F#A#D A#DF#
EbGB GBEb BEbG
EG#C G#CE CEG#
FAC# AC#F C#FA
GbBbD BbDGb DGbBb
GBD# BD#G D#GB
AbCE CEAb EAbC
AC#F C#FA FAC#
BbDF# DF#Bb F#BbD
BD#G D#GB GBD#
Type or write out all your augmented triads and their inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the chord with your first, third, and fifth fingers.
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Suspended 2 triads and their positions
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CDG DGC GCD
DbEbAb EbAbDb AbDbEb
DEA EAD ADE
EbFBb FBbEb BbEbF
EF#B F#BE BEF#
FGC GCF CFG
GbAbDb AbDbGb DbGbAb
GAD ADG DGA
AbBbEb BbEbAb EbAbBb
ABE BEA EAB
BbCF CFBb FBbC
BC#F# C#F#B F#BC#
Type or write out all your suspended 2 triads and their inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the left hand root position chords with your fifth, fourth, and first fingers and play the right hand with your first, second, and fifth fingers.
Play each note of the 1st inversion position with the first, third, and fifth fingers in both hands.
Play each note in the left hand 2nd inversion position chords with your fifth, second, and first fingers and play the right hand with your first, fourth, and fifth fingers.
It is important that you use these fingerings for now in order to strengthen your fingers and get them use to playing close together.
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Suspended 4 triads and their positions
Root 1st inv 2nd inv
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CFG FGC GCF
DbGbAb GbAbDb AbDbGb
DGA GAD ADG
EbAbBb AbBbEb BbEbAb
EAB ABE BEA
FBbC BbCF CFBb
GbBDb BDbGb DbGbB
GCD CDG DGC
AbDbEb DbEbAb EbAbDb
ADE DEA EAD
BbEbF EbFBb FBbEb
BEF# EF#B F#BE
Type or write out all your suspended 4 triads and their inversions. You will find out that some of the suspended 4 chords are the same as the suspended 2 chords in certain inversions.
Fingering:
Play each note in the left hand root position chords with your fifth, second, and first fingers and play the right hand with your first, fourth, and fifth fingers.
Play each note in the left hand 1st inversion position with the fifth, fourth, and first fingers first, second, and fifth fingers.
Play each note of the 2nd inversion position with the first, third, and fifth fingers in both hands.
It is important that you use these fingerings for now in order to strengthen your fingers and get them use to certain positions.
