Chord Quality and Inversions Flashcards
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What is the correct name for the chord built on the seventh scale degree in a major key?
Answer: Diminished triad
The triad built on the seventh scale degree of a major key is a diminished triad.
Which symbol in a lead sheet chart indicates a minor seventh chord?
Answer: m7
The symbol 'm7' (or '-7') indicates a minor seventh chord with a minor third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh.
An augmented sixth chord resolves outward by half step to which interval?
Answer: An octave
The augmented sixth interval resolves by contrary motion outward in half steps to an octave.
What does the figured bass number '6' alone indicate?
Answer: First inversion
The figure '6' (shorthand for 6/3) indicates first inversion, with a sixth and third above the bass.
A dominant seventh chord (V7) in third inversion has which note in the bass?
Answer: Seventh
Third inversion places the seventh of the chord in the bass, making 4/2 the figured bass symbol.
Which chord quality is described as having a major third and a perfect fifth above the root?
Answer: Major
A major triad consists of a root, major third (4 semitones), and perfect fifth (7 semitones).
When you see a chord written as 'C/E' in a lead sheet, what does it mean?
Answer: C major with E in the bass (first inversion)
Slash chord notation 'C/E' means a C major chord with E as the bass note, indicating first inversion.