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Chords Chords Chords

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

2.

What is a semitone?

a)

The smallest interval between two notes

b)

Two adjacent white keys on the piano

c)

Two tones

d)

One of the black keys on the piano

3.

How many notes in a triad?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

What does a lower case m mean in a chord symbol (e.g. Em)?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

mini

d)

missing

5.

If the chord is F# major, which note is the root of the chord (which note would I write first)?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

F

d)

F#

e)

G

6.

Which of the following are the correct notes for Em?

a)

E G B

b)

E G# B

c)

G B D

d)

C E G

7.

Which of the following are the correct notes for the chord of C ?

a)

C Eb G

b)

C E G

c)

E G B

d)

A C E

8.

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of G.

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

B

e)

D

9.

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of D.

a)

D

b)

F

c)

F#

d)

A

e)

B

10.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

E major

b)

A major

c)

C# major

11.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

D major

b)

F# major

c)

A major

12.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

G major

b)

E minor

c)

B major

d)

D minor

13.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

F major

b)

C major

c)

E minor

d)

G minor

14.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

E minor

b)

E major

15.

What is the pattern of semitones in a major chord?

a)

4 - 3

b)

3 - 4

c)

T T S T T T S

d)

5 - 3

16.

What is the pattern of semitones in a minor chord?

a)

4 - 3

b)

3 - 4

c)

T T S T T T S

d)

3 - 5

17.

How many semitones between C and Eb?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

How many semitones between D and F#?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

How many semitones between E and G?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

20.

When the notes are played simultaneously, what type of chord is played?

a)

Block chord

b)

Broken chord

c)

Stacked chord

d)

Riff

21.

When the chord notes are played separately, what type of chord is played?

a)

Block chord

b)

Broken chord

c)

Stacked chord

d)

Riff

22.

When a repeating pattern is created from the notes of a chord, what type of chord is played?

a)

Block chord

b)

Broken chord

c)

Stacked chord

d)

Riff