A triad (simplified Chinese: 三合会; traditional Chinese: 三合會; pinyin: sān hé huì; Cantonese Yale: sāam hahp wúi) is a Chinese transnational organised crime syndicate based in Greater China with …

In the 21st century, Chinese Triads operate Mafia -like organized crime syndicates internationally, dealing in extortion, prostitution, illegal gambling, and the drug trade.

WHEREVER THERE IS A CHINESE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ALMOST EVERY CITY IN THE WESTERN WORLD, GROUPS OF SECRET SOCIETIES KNOWN AS TRIADS CONTROL THE …

Triads are made up of 3 notes played on top of each other. You will often hear people describe triads as chords. They consist of a bottom note (root), a middle note (3rd) and a top note (5th): The basic …

Within major and minor keys, triads have particular qualities that correspond to scale degree. These are the same in every major and minor key, which makes memorizing them useful. Triads are identified …

The Chinese criminal organizations called triads got their name from the triangular symbol that they used back when they began, centuries ago, as patriotic organizations.

A triad consists of three notes stacked in consecutive thirds. A triad is also called a chord as well as a harmony. (Harmony also refers to chord progressions.) The lowest note of a triad when it is stacked …

As you practice identifying and writing triads, be sure to play the triads, both to check your analysis/writing and to develop the ability to identify chord qualities quickly by ear.

Triads (or any other tertian chords) are built by superimposing every other note of a diatonic scale (e.g., standard major or minor scale). For example, a C major triad uses the notes C–E–G.

Sufferers experience a triad of symptoms: headache, fever, and sore throat.