Chords Flashcards
To learn the structure of various chords.
What is a major triad?
Root, 3rd and 5th of a major scale.
Create a minor triad from a major triad.
Make the 3rd flat.
What scale note numbers create a diminished 7 chord?
Root, b3rd, b5th and double flat 7.
What name is given to a triad that
has a flat 3rd and flat 5th?
Diminished triad.
What makes an augmented chord?
‘#5’
What notes are in a Gm7 chord?
G Bb D F
What is an altered dominant chord?
One with variations to the 5th and 9th
What are the possible alterations to an altered dominant chord?
(b5, b9), (#5, #9), (b5, #9), (#5, b9)
What is the most common choice of altered dominant chord extensions?
(#5, #9) - it’s the brightest.
What does G°7 mean?
G diminished 7 chord
What are the parts of a diminished 7 chord?
Diminished triad with a double flat 7
What is the interval between each note in a diminished 7 chord?
A minor 3rd
How is a major 6 chord created?
Add the 6th to a major triad.
In a C9 chord is the B natural or flat?
Bb
In a C9, 11 or 13 chord assume the 7 is flat unless otherwise indicated.
What is known as the Extension Triad?
The 9, 11 and 13 of the scale.
How many semitones in a perfect 5th?
7
Are the chord tones related to:
A the Key signature of the piece of music or
B the key signature for the scale created by the chord root?
B
The notes in the scale are relative to the Major scale from the root of the chord.
What does the absence of a Major symbol in a chord name tell you about the 7th?
That it is Flat.
Will a G13 chord include a 9th?
Yes.
All notes up to the highest mentioned are considered to be present.
What is a half diminished chord?
A diminished triad with a flat 7 i.e. Root, b3, b5, b7
How many types of 7th chord are there?
5
Major, Minor, Dominant, Half-diminished, Diminished
Is a dominant 7 chord Major or Minor?
Major
Because they are built off the Major scale using the dominant as the root, subtonic as the 3rd, supertonic as the 5th and the subdominant as the 7th.
What is the root note of a dominant 7 chord?
The dominant (5th) of the home scale.
Name 3 uses for a dominant 7 chord.
1 Creating urgency in getting to the resolution
2 Progressing a key change
3 By combining with the tonic chord: harmonising tones of the associate major scale.
Why is the Dominant 7 chord so dissonant?
The relationship between the subtonic and the subdominant of the scale is a diminished 5th (tritone) i.e. between the 4th and 7th of the chord.
How much smaller is diminished interval than a perfect interval or minor interval?
A semitone
Give the technical names for each note of the scale starting with the Tonic.
1 Tonic, 2 Supertonic, 3 Mediant, 4 Subdominant, 5 Dominant, 6 Submediant, 7 Subtonic (Leading note), 8 Tonic
