Master Music Chords: Enhance Your Musicality and Composition Skills

Question 1

In the key of C major, the chord progression I - IV - V - I is played. Describe its function within the musical piece.

Accepted Answer

Tonic - Subdominant - Dominant - Tonic

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Subdominant - Dominant - Tonic - Subdominant

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Dominant - Tonic - Subdominant - Dominant

Question 2

Identify the root position of a C major chord:

Accepted Answer

C-E-G

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A-C-E

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C-F-A

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G-C-E

Question 3

What is the primary function of a dominant seventh chord in a cadence?

Accepted Answer

Create tension and resolve to the tonic

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Add melodic interest

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Provide a stable resting point

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Introduce a contrasting key

Question 4

Which of the following progressions exemplifies a plagal cadence?

Accepted Answer

IV-I

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ii-V

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V-I

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I-IV

Question 5

Identify the open voicing of a C major triad:

Accepted Answer

C-E-G (with C in the bass and an octave between the C and E)

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C-G-E

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E-C-G

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C-E-G (with C, E, and G all in the same octave)

Question 6

Describe the key difference between a major and minor seventh chord:

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh chords have a flattened seventh compared to major seventh chords

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Minor seventh chords have a raised seventh compared to major seventh chords

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Major seventh chords have a flattened seventh compared to minor seventh chords

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There is no seventh in either major or minor seventh chords

Question 7

Define a tritone substitution:

Accepted Answer

Using a dominant seventh chord built on the lowered fifth of the target chord

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Using a dominant seventh chord built on the raised fifth of the target chord

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Using a diminished seventh chord built on the tonic of the target chord

Question 8

What is the main purpose of using extended chords in music?

Accepted Answer

Create harmonic richness and tension

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Make the music more predictable

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Simplify the harmony

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Introduce contrasting melodic material

Question 9

Which of the following is a fundamental type of triad chord?

Accepted Answer

Major triad

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Augmented eleventh chord

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Diminished seventh chord

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Dominant ninth chord

Question 10

In a C major chord, which note forms the root?

Accepted Answer

C

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B

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E

Answer

G

Question 11

Which chord is constructed using the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the C major scale?

Accepted Answer

C major triad

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C minor triad

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C dominant seventh

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C augmented triad

Question 12

Which of the following chords features a diminished quality?

Accepted Answer

C diminished triad

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C minor triad

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C half-diminished triad

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C major triad

Question 13

What distinguishes a major chord from a minor chord?

Accepted Answer

The interval between the root and the third

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The inversion of the chord

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The number of notes in the chord

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The interval between the third and the fifth

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a suspended chord?

Accepted Answer

Csus4

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C augmented triad

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C major triad

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C minor triad

Question 15

What is the primary function of chords in music?

Accepted Answer

To provide harmony and accompaniment

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To create melodies

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To establish rhythm

Question 16

How can chords be effectively employed to achieve various musical effects?

Accepted Answer

By manipulating their types, inversions, and progressions

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By varying the volume at which they are played

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By modifying the number of notes within them

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a primary chord type?

Accepted Answer

Extended chord

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Dominant seventh chord

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Minor chord

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Major chord

Question 18

In the key of G major, what is the triad built on the fifth scale degree?

Accepted Answer

D major

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D minor

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C major

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C minor

Question 19

Which of the following chords is most likely to resolve to a C major chord?

Accepted Answer

G7

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Dm

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Am

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Em

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of a diminished chord?

Accepted Answer

Contains a diminished fifth interval

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Always resolves to a major chord

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Contains an augmented fifth interval

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Often used in classical harmony

Question 21

Which of the following is the root position of a C major chord?

Accepted Answer

C-E-G

Answer

C-E-G#

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C-D-G

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C-F-G

Question 22

Which type of chord is built on the first, third, and fifth scale degrees?

Accepted Answer

Major chord

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Suspended chord

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Minor chord

Question 23

What is the parallel minor chord of a C major chord?

Accepted Answer

C minor

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D minor

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G minor

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F minor

Question 24

Which chord progression commonly resolves to a C major chord?

Accepted Answer

G7-C

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F7-Bb

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D7-G

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E7-Am