Secondary triads

1. What are the secondary triads in music?
2. What are the primary and secondary triads?
3. What are the secondary triads of F major?
4. What are the three secondary chords?

What are the secondary triads in music?

Triads built on the other degrees (the second, third, sixth & seventh) are known as secondary triads. The three primary triads also have other names: The triad built on the first degree is known as the _________ triad.

What are the primary and secondary triads?

In primary triads, a major third interval comes before a minor third interval, while in secondary triads, a minor third interval comes before a major third interval. Irrespective of their structural differences, primary and secondary chords are functionally related.

What are the secondary triads of F major?

The F major chord ii is the G minor chord, and contains the notes G, Bb, and D. This supertonic chord's root / starting note is the 2nd note (or scale degree) of the F major scale. The roman numeral for number 2 is 'ii' and is used to indicate this is the 2nd triad chord in the scale.

What are the three secondary chords?

How to work out the Secondary Chords. Similarly to primary chords, it's really easy to work out the secondary chords in any key – they are the triads built on notes II, III and VI. So, in C major the secondary chords are D minor (II), E minor (III) and A minor (VI).