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Jazz Chord Symbols and Theory Game

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  • Which of these chords has a raised 5th?
    C+ (C Augmented)
  • What is the name of this chord?
    D# diminshed 7
  • If the I chord is B in this 12 bar blues, what is the V chord?
    F#
  • If the I chord in this 12 bar blues is F, what is the IV chord?
    Bb
  • What would you add to this chord symbol if you wanted to indicate G lydian instead of G ionian
    #11 (sometimes written as +4).
  • Why is the 7 in this D# diminished chord potentially misleading?
    A diminished chord is made up of 1, b3, b5 and 6. You can think of 6 as bb7, but if this had a regular b7 it would be a half diminished chord.
  • What scale is this
    F lydian scale
  • Which chord tone of B minor is in the bass in this chord?
    The b7. This is a B minor seven chord, with the b7 on the bottom of the chord.
  • Is this a D# diminished chord or a D# half diminished chord?
    D# diminished
  • Which scale is the relative minor of D major
    B aeolian (mode 6)
  • would you be more likely to use a c lydian scale or a c locrian scale over the c diminished chord?
    c locrian.
  • Which mode goes with this chord - Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, or Locrian
    Locrian
  • What chord is this?
    G major 7
  • These are all augmented chords, which have raised 5ths. What mathematical symbol is used to indicate an augmented chord in jazz?
    +
  • What notes would you need to change to make this C ionian major scale into a C aolian minor scale?
    E becomes Eb, A becomes Ab, B becomes Bb (b3, b6, b7)
  • What kind of minor scale is this? Dorian, Phrygian, or Aeolian?
    Dorian
  • if the i chord on this chart is C minor, what is the iv chord?
    F minor
  • What two chords have a flatted third?
    C minor and C diminished (Cm and Co)
  • Which of these scales are dominant seventh scales?
    A mixolydian (mode 5)
  • if the V chord is G, what is the i chord in this blues form?
    C minor
  • Which scale is the relative minor of C major?
    A aeolian (mode 6)
  • What is the name of this scale (assume it's bass cleff)
    G mixolydian scale
  • What note would need to change to make this G mixolydian scale into a G ionian major scale?
    F would need to become F#
  • What type of song is being described in this picture
    12 bar blues
  • Which scale on this page has a b5?
    B locrian (mode 7).
  • Which of these scales are minor scales
    D dorian (mode 2), E phrygian (mode 3), A aeolian (mode 6)
  • What would you call this chord? What does B- mean, and what does /A mean?
    B minor with an A in the bass. Chordal instrument plays B minor, the bass instrument plays A
  • What scale is this
    G mixolydian scale
  • which chord doesn't have a third?
    Csus4. Sus4 chords are 1 4 5 instead of 1 3 5
  • What scale is this (assume it's treble clef)
    E phrygian scale
  • What four notes make up this D# diminished chord?
    D#, F#, A, C
  • What note is the 7 referring to in this chord?
    F#, the seventh note of the G major scale.
  • What scale is this
    D dorian minor scale
  • How could you alter this chord symbol to be a half diminished chord instead of a full diminished chord?
    Put a slash through the circle
  • What scale is this
    A aeloian minor scale
  • Which of these scales has a #4?
    F lydian (mode 4). An F major scale has Bb as it's fourth note, the F lydian scale has a B natural instead.
  • This F# phrygian scale is the third mode of what major key?
    D major
  • What notes do you need to change in order to make this A ionian major scale into an A dorian minor scale?
    C# becomes C (3 becomes b3), G# becomes G (7 becomes b7)
  • Which scale on this page has a major third and a minor 7th?
    G mixolydian (mode 5)
  • Which mode goes with this chord - Ionian, Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian?
    Ionian
  • What scale is this
    B locrian minor scale
  • What is the name of the 9th in G#m9
    A#
  • Why are the i and iv lowercase in this 12 bar blues form?
    Because it's a minor blues
  • A aeolian minor is the relative minor of what major key?
    C major