More about the minor scale / minor triad relationship

You are already aware of the existence of the relationship between a chord and a scale. This relationship exists for both major and minor.

Currently, we are working on the D minor scale. How would you find the notes for D minor triad from the D minor scale?

Looking back at what we have just learned might help.

For example, the A minor scale is:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A

whilst the A minor chord is:

A, C, E

The minor triad is created by the selection of three specific notes from its minor scale.

Simply put, you:

play one – miss one – play one – miss one – play one

Let us take the D minor scale and use the following table to see which notes are selected for the D minor triad.

Figure 5. Relationship between minor scale and minor triad using D minor.

Play one Root	Miss one Second	Play one Third	Miss one Fourth	Play one Fifth	Sixth	Seventh	Octave
D	E	F	G	A	Bb	C	D