Music Transcription Chord Quality and Inversions 3

Question 1

What is the correct name for the chord built on the seventh scale degree in a major key?

Accepted Answer

Diminished triad

Answer

The triad built on the seventh scale degree of a major key is a diminished triad.

Question 2

Which symbol in a lead sheet chart indicates a minor seventh chord?

Accepted Answer

m7

Answer

The symbol 'm7' (or '-7') indicates a minor seventh chord with a minor third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh.

Question 3

An augmented sixth chord resolves outward by half step to which interval?

Accepted Answer

An octave

Answer

The augmented sixth interval resolves by contrary motion outward in half steps to an octave.

Question 4

What does the figured bass number '6' alone indicate?

Accepted Answer

First inversion

Answer

The figure '6' (shorthand for 6/3) indicates first inversion, with a sixth and third above the bass.

Question 5

A dominant seventh chord (V7) in third inversion has which note in the bass?

Accepted Answer

Seventh

Answer

Third inversion places the seventh of the chord in the bass, making 4/2 the figured bass symbol.

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