2 in front or 2 in the back?
A triad is a three-legged animal,
and one never knows whether it has 2 hind legs
(Primary Notes, and called a Real Triad)
or 2 fore legs (Secondary Notes, and called a Deceptive Triad).
The Real Triad can jump much farther.
Analysis
It is evidently of the utmost importance to know what kind of triad
we are dealing with, which implies knowing the tetrad of which it is
a part. Only the information of the
complete animal
will enable (a) the proper doubling and (b) the proper voice-leading.
The context will evidently be the source guiding us to the proper complete tetrad.
More On This
You can find more information on this through MusicPhenomenon.com's "Harmony Basics"
animated video clips,
by following the links on this page, by browsing the Music Phenomenon Newsletter
introduction page,
as well as by browsing the encyclopedic
MusicNovatory web site.
MusicNovatory also offers more with interesting sections like
 Harmony 101,
a tutorial for getting better marks in elementary harmony, as well as in
Triad Harmony,
in which there is more elaborate work with triads.
Note that while most of the MusicNovatory site is freely available,
these last two sections require a password available through subscription.
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