Chords Basics - Book 1 : EAR TEST ANSWERS

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Answers Ear tests 1 & 2 (Down - Top - Links)

Ear test 1 - 10 intervals.

1 = semitone

2 = tone

3 = tone

4 = semitone

5 = semitone

6 = tone

7 = semitoe

8 = tone

9 = semitone

10 = tone


Ear test 2 - 12 tetrachords.

1 = (C) Minor

2 = (C) Major

3 = (C) Gypsy

4 = (C) Major

5 = (C) Phrygian

6 = (C) Minor

7 = (G) Gypsy

8 = (A) Major

9 = (D) Phrygian

10 = (Bb) Major

11 = (D) Minor

12 = (C) Gypsy

The note shown within brackets is the starting note for the tetrachord.




Answers Ear tests 3 & 4 (Down - Up - Top - Links)

Ear Test 3 - 12 intervals, all perfect.

1 = P5

2 = P8

3 = P5

4 = P4

5 = P5

6 = P8

7 = P4

8 = P4

9 = P8

10 = P5

11 = P8

12 = P4



Ear Test 4 - 12 intervals, perfect and major.

1 = P4

2 = M2

3 = M6

4 = P5

5 = M7

6 = M3

7 = M3

8 = P4

9 = M6

10 = M2

11 = M7

12 = P8



Answers Ear tests 5 & 6 (Down - Up - Top - Links)


Ear test 5 - 12 intervals
Minor (m) and diminished 5th (o5) qualities only.

1 = m3

2 = m2

3 = m7

4 = o5

5 = m6

6 = m6

7 = m2

8 = m7

9 = o5

10 = m3

11 = o5

12 = m3



Ear test 6 - 12 intervals
Perfect (p), major (M), minor (m) and diminished 5th (o5) qualities.

1 = m7

2 = p4

3 = M3

4 = m3

5 = m6

6 = p5

7 = M2

8 = o5

9 = M7

10 = m2

11 = p8

12 = o5




Answers Ear tests 7 & 8 (Down - Up - Top - Links)

Ear test 7 - 12 triad chords (root position).
Major (M) and minor (m) triads only.

1 = M

2 = m

3 = m

4 = M

5 = M

6 = m

7 = M

8 = m

9 = M

10 = M

11 = m

12 = M



Ear test 8 - 12 triad chords (root position).
Major (M), minor (m), diminished (o) and augmented (+).

1 = M

2 = o

3 = m

4 = +

5 = m

6 = o

7 = +

8 = M

9 = m

10 = o

11 = +

12 = M




Answers Ear tests 9 & 10 (Down - Up - Top - Links)

Ear test 9 - 12 triad chord inversions.
Major chord inversions only : MR (root position) - M1st (1st inversion) - M2nd (2nd inversion)

1 = MR

2 = M2nd

3 = M1st

4 = M1st

5 = MR

6 = M2nd

7 = M1st

8 = M2nd

9 = M2nd

10 = MR

11 = M1st

12 = M2nd



Ear test 10 - 12 triad chord inversions.
Major (M) and minor (m) chord inversions only.

1 = mR

2 = m2nd

3 = m1st

4 = M1st

5 = mR

6 = M2nd

7 = m1st

8 = M2nd

9 = m2nd

10 = mR

11 = M1st

12 = m2nd





Answers Ear tests 11 & 12 (Down - Up - Top - Links)

Ear test 11 - 12 note musical phrase. First note is a C.

1 = C

2 = E

3 = G

4 = F

5 = A

6 = G

7 = B

8 = G

9 = D

10 = E

11 = G

12 = c



Ear test 12 - 12 cadences : Perfect and Plagal (each candence played twice).

1 = Plagal (F - C) 2 = Perfect (G7 - C) 3 = Perfect (D - G)
4 = Plagal (D - A) 5 = Perfect (F7 - Bb) 6 = Plagal (Bb - F)
7 = Perfect (E7 - A) 8 = Plagal (F# - C#)9 = Perfect (A - D)
10 = Plagal (G - D) 11 = Plagal (B - F#) 12 = Perfect (Ab7 - Db)





Answers Ear tests 13 & 14 (Down - Up - Top - Links)


Ear test 13 - 12 cadences : Perfect. Plagal, Deceptive, Imperfect (each cadence played twice).

1 = Perfect (D7 - G)2 = Plagal (F - C)3 = Deceptive (A - G)
4 = Plagal (Bb - F)5 = Imperfect (A - E7)6 = Deceptive (G - F)
7 = Perfect (A7 - D)8 = Deceptive (Bb - Cm)9 = Imperfect (F - C7)
10 = Plagal (E - B)11 = Deceptive (G - Am)12 = Imperfect (C - G7)


Ear test 14 12 Seventh chords : major 7th and dominant 7th.

1 = major 7th

2 = dominant 7th

3 = dominant 7th

4 = major 7th

5 = major 7th

6 = dominant 7th

7 = major 7th

8 = dominant 7th

9 = dominant 7th

10 = dominant 7th

11 = major 7th

12 = major 7th




Answers Ear tests 15 & 16 (Down - Up - Top - Links)

Ear test 15 - Seventh chords : major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th.

1 = dominant 7th

2 = minor 7th

3 = major 7th

4 = major 7th

5 = minor 7th

6 = dominant 7th

7 = minor 7th

8 = major 7th

9 = minor 7th

10 = dominant 7th

11 = minor 7th

12 = major 7th


Ear test 16 - Seventh chords : all five qualities.

1 = major 7th

2 = half dim.

3 = dominant 7th

4 = dim. 7th

5 = minor 7th

6 = half dim.

7 = major 7th

8 = dominant 7th

9 = dim. 7th

10 = half dim.

11 = minor 7th

12 = major 7th



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