A slash chord such as A/B features a triad over a non-root bass note. In this case, an A major with a B in the bass (check out Examples 1 and 2 below). A polychord contains two complete triads ...

Let’s build an augmented triad; take an example of a triad - say, C major, in its root position. We’ll be using the notes C, E & G. Raise the top note (G) by a semi-tone to a G#, and voila, you have ...

Straight triads to sus2 and sus4 (Image credit: Future) If we take the example of a C major triad, we’ll use the notes C, E and G. The E is the third of the chord, and the singular note that invokes ...

For example, G7 is made by taking the major triad of G (G - B - D) and adding an F (G - B - D - F). Types of chord. A concord is a chord where all the notes seem to 'agree' with each other.