Music Transcription Music Transcription Chord Quality and Inversions Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When transcribing a chord voiced as E-G#-B-C#, what is the correct chord symbol?
- A major in first inversion
- C# minor 7th
- E augmented
- A major 7th in first inversion (Correct answer)
Correct answer: A major 7th in first inversion
The notes E-G#-B-C# spell an A major 7th chord with E (the fifth) in the bass, making it third inversion.
Question 2: In figured bass notation, what does the symbol 6/4 indicate about a triad's inversion?
- Root position
- First inversion
- Second inversion (Correct answer)
- Third inversion
Correct answer: Second inversion
The figured bass 6/4 indicates second inversion, where the fifth of the chord is in the bass voice.
Question 3: A transcriber hears a chord with the notes B-D-F. What is the chord quality?
- B minor
- B diminished (Correct answer)
- B augmented
- B suspended
Correct answer: B diminished
B-D-F contains a minor third (B to D) and a diminished fifth (B to F), forming a B diminished triad.
Question 4: Which voicing indicates a dominant 7th chord in second inversion?
- Root-3rd-5th-7th
- 5th-7th-Root-3rd (Correct answer)
- 3rd-5th-7th-Root
- 7th-Root-3rd-5th
Correct answer: 5th-7th-Root-3rd
Second inversion of a seventh chord places the fifth in the bass, giving the voicing 5th-7th-Root-3rd.
Question 5: When transcribing the notes F-A-C-Eb with F in the bass, what chord symbol should be written?
- F minor 7th
- F dominant 7th (Correct answer)
- F major 7th
- Dm7b5
Correct answer: F dominant 7th
F-A-C-Eb contains a major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above F, spelling an F dominant 7th chord in root position.
Question 6: In jazz lead sheet notation, how is a C minor triad in first inversion typically indicated?
- Cm/Eb (Correct answer)
- C-/E
- Cmin(inv1)
- Cm6
Correct answer: Cm/Eb
Jazz lead sheets use slash notation where Cm/Eb indicates a C minor chord with Eb in the bass, which is first inversion.
Music Transcription Music Transcription Chord Quality and Inversions Questions and Answers 2
When transcribing a chord voiced as E-G#-B-C#, what is the correct chord symbol?