Music Transcription Chord Quality and Inversions 2

Question 1

Which note is in the bass when a major triad is in second inversion?

Accepted Answer

The fifth

Answer

Second inversion places the fifth in the bass, with the root and third above it.

Question 2

A diminished seventh chord is built by stacking which interval repeatedly?

Accepted Answer

Minor thirds

Answer

A diminished seventh chord consists entirely of stacked minor thirds (three minor thirds above the root).

Question 3

What chord quality results from a root, major third, and augmented fifth?

Accepted Answer

Augmented

Answer

A root, major third, and augmented fifth (raised fifth) define an augmented triad.

Question 4

In figured bass notation, the symbol '6/4' indicates which inversion?

Accepted Answer

Second inversion

Answer

The 6/4 figure represents second inversion, with intervals of a sixth and fourth above the bass note.

Question 5

Which chord contains a tritone between its root and fifth?

Accepted Answer

Diminished triad

Answer

A diminished triad has a diminished fifth (tritone) between its root and fifth.

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