Scale Degrees And Roman Numerals Music Worksheet Page 5

Ch. 11. Scale Degrees and Roman Numerals

11.5 Identify triads in order by their Roman numerals: major keys

• A triad’s Roman numeral shows both the scale degree of the root and the

type of triad (major, minor, diminished or augmented).

• The scale degree of the root is shown by the Roman numeral itself. The

numbers 1 – 7 in capital Roman numerals are:

I II III IV V VI VII

• The type of triad is shown by how the Roman numeral is written and by

symbols which sometimes follow:

Major triads are written capital (Example 1 at the top of the page).

Minor triads are written lower case (Example 2)

Diminished triads are written lower case with a circle (Example 3).

Augmented triads are written upper case with a plus sign (Example 4).

1. IDENTFY the triads with Roman numerals according to the chord type. The

key signature applies to the whole line.

2. Then COMPARE how each numeral is written for the three keys.

Gilbert DeBenedetti

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