Year 8: chords and la ti do re mi

A major chord is made up of the notes:

• do mi so

• la do mi

• so ti do

A minor chord is made up of the notes:

• do mi so

• la do mi

• so ti do

Listen to this audio clip. Is the LAST chord you hear major or minor?

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• major

• minor

Listen to this audio clip. Is the LAST chord you hear major or minor?

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• major

• minor

Listen to this audio clip. Is the LAST chord you hear major or minor?

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• major

• minor

Which of the rows above best represents the space between notes?

• A

• B

• C

Answer explanation

ti is only a half-step away from do. Everything else is a whole step away from its neighbour

Fill in the missing note for the tune "Birch Tree":

mi mi mi mi re do do ____ la

• la

• ti

• do

• re

Select the last note in the melody you hear:

la la ti ti do ti _

• la

• ti

• do

• mi

Select the last note in the melody you hear:

mi re do re do ti _

(Click the play button to hear it again)

• la

• ti

• do

• re

Select the last note in the melody you hear:

la do mi do re do _

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• ti

• do

• re

• mi