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U3: Scales, Chords and the Circle of Fifths

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which key has no flats or sharps?

a)

F Major

b)

A Major

c)

C Major

d)

E Major

2.

A C Major chord is made up of what notes?

a)

G, B, D

b)

D, F, A

c)

C, E, G

d)

X, Y, Z

3.

Using a C Major scale, what chords make up the I-IV-V (one, four, five) chord progression? (C Major = I)

a)

C Major - C Minor - C Diminished??!

b)

G Major - F Major - E Minor

c)

C Major - F Major - G Major

d)

C Money - E Money - G Money

4.

What FOUR-chord progression can be heard in The Beatles' "Let It Be" and also Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry"?

a)

I-IV-V (One-Four-Five)

b)

I-V-vi-IV (One-Five-Six-Four)

c)

I-iii-X (One-Three-Ten)

d)

VIII-VI-VII-V-III-0-IX (Eight-Six-Seven-Five-Three-Oh-Nine)

5.

If the C Major chord = I (one), the G Major chord = ... (Think C=one, D=two, E=three...)

a)

ii (Two)

b)

X (Ten)

c)

V (Five)

d)

π (3.14)

6.

Chords are made up of...

a)

...three or more notes.

b)

...love.

c)

...cheese.

d)

...Nicolas Cage's fiery rage.

7.

What is the name of a series of chords performed in a repeated pattern or progression?

a)

Chord Progression

b)

Harmony

c)

Melodic Accompaniment

d)

Arpeggio

8.

In the key of D major, which chords represent the roman numerals I V vi IV

a)

D C Am D

b)

D A Bm G

c)

D A Em G

d)

D A F#m G

9.

In the Key of G, name the chords in this progression: I, IV, V

a)

G Major, C Major, D Major

b)

G Major, D Major, C Major

c)

G minor, C Major, D minor

d)

G major, C major, D, major

10.

minor chords sound...

(a)  

11.

MAJOR chords sound...

(a)  

12.

What would the roman numerals look like for a chord progression that went C-Am-F-G (C being the home chord).

a)

vi-V-IV-I

b)

I-V-IV-vi

c)

I-vi-IV-V

13.

I - Major

ii - ?

a)

Minor

b)

Major

c)

Diminish

d)

Augmented

14.

I - Major

IV - ?

a)

Diminish

b)

Major

c)

Augmented

d)

Minor

15.

I - C Major

vi - ?

a)

b dim.

b)

d minor

c)

e minor

d)

a minor

16.

I - C Major

IV - ?

a)

G Major

b)

d minor

c)

F Major

d)

a minor

17.

I - C Major

V - ?

a)

G Major

b)

e minor

c)

F Major

d)

a minor

18.

What's the 1st inversion of this chord:

a)
b)
c)
19.

This chord is the first inversion of which root?

a)
b)
c)
20.

What's the second inversion of this chord?

a)
b)
c)
21.

Check all G chords (root, 1st and 2nd inversions)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
22.

Is this root, 1st or 2nd inversion of A chord?

a)

Root

b)

1st

c)

2nd

23.

Is this root, 1st or 2nd inversion of D chord?

a)

Root

b)

1st

c)

2nd

24.

How many notes make up a triad?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

25.

The three notes in a triad are called __________.

a)

root, 3rd, 5th

b)

lowest, middle, highest

c)

tonic, 3rd, top

d)

bottom, middle, top

26.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

G Major

b)

G Minor

c)

G Augmented

d)

B Diminished

27.

Write out the notes in a D Major triad.

(a)  

28.

Which Major Triad is formed by the notes F, A, and C?

a)

A Major Triad

b)

C Major Triad

c)

F Major Triad

d)

G Major Triad

29.

If your music has no sharps (#) or flats (b) following the clef sign what two keys are possibly correct for this key signature?

a)

Key of C major

b)

Key of G major

c)

Key of A minor

d)

Key of C minor

30.

If there is one sharp following the clef sign, in which major key will you be playing?

a)

F Major

b)

D Major

c)

G Major

d)

F# Major

31.

Which note is covered?

a)

E

b)

Eb

c)

A#

d)

Bb

32.

Using the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS, identify which notes will be SHARP in the G Major Scale.

a)

F

b)

C

c)

FCG

d)

B

33.

Using the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS, identify which notes will be FLATS in the F Major Scale.

a)

B

b)

E

c)

F

d)

C

34.

Using the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS, identify which notes will be FLATS in the Eb Major Scale.

a)

F

b)

FCG

c)

BEA

d)

BEAD

35.

What is a C Major Arpeggio?

a)

C-E-G-C

b)

C-D-E-F

c)

F-A-C-E

36.

What is an Eb Major Arpeggio?

a)

Eb-G-Bb-Eb

b)

Eb-G-Bb-E

c)

E-G-B-D

d)

E-G-Bb-E

37.

What is a G Major Arpeggio?

a)

G-Bb-D-G

b)

G-B-D-G

c)

G-C-E-G

d)

G-B-D-F

38.

Which is the order of flats?

a)

BEADGCF

b)

FCGDAEB

39.

Which is the order of sharps?

a)

BEADGCF

b)

FCGDAEB

40.

What is at the top of the Circle of Fifths?

a)

C

b)

Nothing

c)

G

d)

Eb