Mandolin Music Theory & Chord Inversion : Mandolin Triads

Mandolin triads are chords that include three notes in a particular scale played together. On mandolin, triads are usually the one, three and five notes of the scale, but learn more with tips from and experienced musician in this free video.

Expert: Levin Schwartz
Bio: Levin Schwartz lives in Northampton, Mass.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• mandolin
• musical instruments
• music
• instruments
• music theory
• strings
• notes
• chords
• scales
• guitar

[bottomlesspit1995]

mandolins are awesome instuments

[ThePariah13]

i started out playing guitar but i didn't feel the transition to mandolin that hard. im in a band and we play like irish punk to melodic metal and the mandolin does great with it. and the mandolin is essentially a lute, thats where mandolin derived from anyway. but i cant help with the left handed thing, ima righty

[SouthpawdShredder]

i wanted to learn a medieval instrument and i was wondering is the mandolin easy to learn? lets say... compaired to learning to play guitar? i play guitar but im more in to medieval style music. i was thinking the mandolin or lute but its hard to find left handed instruments. any sugestions?

[Zefunker]

@luuwe I understand that a V chord to a I chord is an authentic cadence and that a plagal is a IV to I. If by chord functions you mean how to write them on the Grand staff, then I don't. Also the inversions. Like a V 6 4 chord. You know? Second inversion. I understand that you take the third and the fifth and move them to the beginning of the chord. (plus you double the root) Thank you so much again. Haha

[luuwe]

You can always look this kind of thing up on wikipedia. But in short: Authentic is V (dominant) to I (tonic), plagal (also known as amen) is IV (subdominant) to I (tonic). I take it you do know what chord functions are?

[Zefunker]

Thank you! Haha i get that part now. But please if you were to be so kind and explain cadences. I have to write 12 measures using 4 part writing. And Im so lost with authentic, plegal, and amen cadences. Please help. Thank you!

[luuwe]

Minor and major have to do with the third of a chord. Diminished and augmented have to do with the fifth of a chord: If the fifth is sharp, its augmentend, and if the fifth is flat, its diminished. Augmented chords usually have a major third, and diminished chords usually have a minor third.

[Zefunker]

Excuse me, if im on G triad, what do I change to make it diminished and augmented? I know major and minor but not those two. Please help

[StringBender420]

you should show them 'going to california'

[meaganq]

i am doing a project on the mandolin and i was wondering if this is good song to use for a class to listen to??

[ugamayne73]

I have been playing guitar for years and recently decided to get a mandolin. I order a Washburn M3SWK F Style, from American Musical Supply. ($539). I just checked the tracking number and it should arrive tomorrow - I can't wait. There are a lot of great videos on YouTube about mandolins. Thanks!