Music Transcription Music Transcription Chord Quality and Inversions Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

When transcribing a chord voiced as E-G#-B-C#, what is the correct chord symbol?

Accepted Answer

A major 7th in first inversion

Answer

A major in first inversion

Answer

C# minor 7th

Answer

E augmented

Question 2

In figured bass notation, what does the symbol 6/4 indicate about a triad's inversion?

Accepted Answer

Second inversion

Answer

Root position

Answer

First inversion

Answer

Third inversion

Question 3

A transcriber hears a chord with the notes B-D-F. What is the chord quality?

Accepted Answer

B diminished

Answer

B minor

Answer

B augmented

Answer

B suspended

Question 4

Which voicing indicates a dominant 7th chord in second inversion?

Accepted Answer

5th-7th-Root-3rd

Answer

Root-3rd-5th-7th

Answer

3rd-5th-7th-Root

Answer

7th-Root-3rd-5th

Question 5

When transcribing the notes F-A-C-Eb with F in the bass, what chord symbol should be written?

Accepted Answer

F dominant 7th

Answer

F minor 7th

Answer

F major 7th

Answer

Dm7b5

Question 6

In jazz lead sheet notation, how is a C minor triad in first inversion typically indicated?

Accepted Answer

Cm/Eb

Answer

C-/E

Answer

Cmin(inv1)

Answer

Cm6