Week 8 Diatonic Triads andI Inversions

Week 8  

Theory Lesson  

 

Diatonic Triads and Inversions

Diatonic means  : Involving only the notes of the Scale without alteration.  

A Diatonic Scale is a Normal scale with 5 tones and 2 semitones .

A Diatonic  Triad ..  This is the 1st , 3rd, and 5 th Notes of the  scale   This can be on each note of the scale but these  three notes will have the same accidentals as  the main key  

Diatonic Intervals.   When the Bottom note  of a root position Diatonic Triad is placed at the Top one octave higher  its called  a 1st inversion Diatonic triad .When the bottom not of the 1st insertion triad is inverted  It’s called 2nd inversion Diatonic
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Me Playing Diatonic Inversions of :

G major and E minor

                G  Major Diatonic Inversions 

                 

                            

                   E Minor Diatonic Inversions