6. Triads and Chords Exercises

1. Identify these triads by naming the key and describing them as tonic (I), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). 

2. Write the key signatures and triads named below. 

Key: F minor Triad: Tonic	Key: Bb major Triad: Subdominant
Key: A minor Triad: Dominant	Key: B major Triad: Tonic

3. Write the named triads as shown by the key signatures.

Major key Subdominant triad	Minor key Tonic triad
Minor key Dominant triad	Major key Dominant triad

4. Write the clefs and key signatures to make the triads named below. 

Key: C minor Triad: Dominant	Key: D major Triad: Tonic
Key: G# minor Triad: Subdominant	Key: Db major Triad: Subdominant

5. Answer TRUE or FALSE to the following statements:

 The key of the melody is G major. Every bar from bar 1 to bar 4 contains at least one note of the dominant triad? 

The key of the melody is D minor. Every bar from bar 1 to bar 2 contains at least one note of the subdominant triad? 

6. Name each of these chords as tonic (I), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). 

a) The key is D minor

b) The key is G major