A triad is a three-note chord. It is written on three successive staff lines or three successive spaces of the staff. The three notes of a triad are named (from bottom to top) root, third, and fifth, these are built from the first, third, and fifth notes of the scale.You may use whole notes to construct your triads. Make sure that you include all of the symbols such as sharps, flats, treble clef, and bass clef. Identify your triads with capital letters symbolizing the major triads.