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This document provides an introduction to triads in music theory.

Premise

1. Triads are closely related to whole steps in music theory.
2. In a major scale, the first, third, and fifth notes of the scale create a major triad.
3. Similarly, in a minor scale, the first, third, and fifth notes create a minor triad.
4. By understanding the relationship between triads and the notes of a scale, musicians can create harmonies and melodies that are pleasing to the ear.

Cyclical Harmonies

1. Cyclical harmonies are created by repeating a series of chords or notes in a cycle.
2. Triads are chords consisting of three notes, and they are closely related to whole steps in music theory.
3. By understanding the relationship between triads and the notes of a scale, musicians can create harmonies and melodies that are pleasing to the ear.
4. The C# diminished and C# minor triads are created by taking the first, third, and fifth notes of the C# diminished and C# minor scales respectively.
5. This understanding of triads and scales can be applied to creating cyclical harmonies by selecting appropriate chords or notes to repeat in a cycle.

Breaking the Triad Down

1. This exercise is built on triads and consists of all major, minor, dim, aug and sus triads found in one octave.
2. This exercise is a sequence of triads from least to greatest in ascending motion predominantly revolving around the same bass note each key.
3. This cycle repeats itself after the last chord of the sequence A/C#, which takes us to Ddim as the next key (a whole step above).
4. Repeat this whole tone bass cycle until you arrive back to the top at Cdim, then complete all remaining 6 keys by starting on C#dim.