There is a simple trick to get seven triad chords that work great together. First, you need to select a major or minor key.

You know the introduction, just before the enormous chords that introduce the opening to the song? That last chord in the build-up; that’s diminished! If that isn't the biggest confirmation of a ...

In this example you will hear both the notes of the chord and the chord played separately. You can follow along with the notation below. A diminished triad is built on the 7th note of the scale.

except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord. The dominant seventh of a V chord can be shown by the symbol V7.