The Common Tone · Chapter 1.9
From open fifth to triad.
Keep C and G. Add D, then F, then hear the third settle into place.
Hear and compare
Click a bar to hear its chord. Use Left and Right arrow keys to move and hear adjacent chords; Enter or Space plays the selected chord. Play hears all four chords; Stop ends playback.
Piano: Splendid Grand · sample credits.
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Text version
Each chord is written in bass clef at sounding pitch. C and G stay in place; the middle note is absent, D, F, then E in the C major triad.
| Chord | Numbers from C | Pitches, low to high |
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Numbers are measured from C, the root.
