Chord Quality and Inversions Flashcards
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Which of the following correctly describes a sus4 chord?
Answer: Root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth
A sus4 chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth, creating root, fourth, and fifth.
When transcribing, what clue indicates a chord is in second inversion rather than root position?
Answer: The bass note is the chord's fifth
Second inversion is identified by the chord's fifth appearing as the lowest (bass) note.
What is the interval quality of the seventh in a minor seventh chord (m7)?
Answer: Minor seventh
A minor seventh chord has a minor seventh interval (10 semitones) between the root and seventh.
Which chord inversion is represented by the figured bass symbol '6/5'?
Answer: First inversion of a seventh chord
The 6/5 figure indicates first inversion of a seventh chord, with the third in the bass.
A French augmented sixth chord (Fr+6) contains which of the following?
Answer: An augmented sixth and a tritone above the bass
The French augmented sixth chord has both an augmented sixth and an augmented fourth (tritone) above the bass.
When notating chord quality in a Roman numeral analysis, a lowercase Roman numeral indicates:
Answer: A minor chord
Lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.) represent minor quality chords in Roman numeral analysis.
Which of the following chord progressions most strongly suggests a cadential 6/4 resolving to V?
Answer: I6/4 – V – I
The cadential 6/4 (I in second inversion) resolves directly to the dominant (V), then typically to I.