Am I right in that it is a diminished triad without the third?

1. Does a diminished triad have a minor third?
2. Does a diminished triad contain a major third?
3. Can a triad be diminished?
4. Can you omit the third in a triad?

Does a diminished triad have a minor third?

But what makes triads different from each other is the quality of their constituent intervals: the diminished triad contains a minor third and a diminished 5th.

Does a diminished triad contain a major third?

minor triads contain a minor third with a major third stacked above it, e.g., in the minor triad A–C–E (A minor), A–C is a minor third and C–E is a major third. diminished triads contain two minor thirds stacked, e.g., B–D–F (B diminished) augmented triads contain two major thirds stacked, e.g., D–F♯–A♯ (D augmented).

Can a triad be diminished?

In music theory, a diminished triad (also known as the minor flatted fifth) is a triad consisting of two minor thirds above the root. ... It is a minor triad with a lowered (flattened) fifth. When using chord symbols, it may be indicated by the symbols "dim", "^o", "m^♭5", or "MI".

Can you omit the third in a triad?

In a major chord, you can either leave the chord as is, omit the third, or omit the fifth. Omitting the fifth just gives you a major third(or in chord theory terms, a major dyad), which isn't all that convincing if you want to get across a major harmony.