Test your knowledge of the alto clef and your knowledge of chords with this exercise. Scroll down for the answers. There are 52 chords with a chord number at the start of each line. In the alto clef middle C is on the middle line.
test chords alto clef
Answers
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1. a minor, root position 2. a minor, first inversion 3. d minor, first inversion 4. B flat major, first inversion
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5. D flat major, root position 6. A major, first inversion 7. b minor, root position 8. b minor, second inversion
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9. f minor, first inversion 10. diminished 7th on B 11. E major, root position 12. F major, second inversion
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13. c sharp minor, first inversion 14. C major, first inversion 15. C major, root position 16. C major, first inversion
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17. f sharp minor, first inversion 18. E major, first inversion 19. E major 7 (minor 7th), third inversion, usually V7d in a minor 20. a minor, first inversion
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21. B major, root position 22. F major, second inversion 23. diminished 7th on B 24. diminished 7th on C
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25. D major 7 (minor 7th), root position, usually V7a in G 26. g minor, root position 27. d minor, root position 28. b flat minor, first inversion
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29. F major, second inversion 30. E major 7 (minor 7th), second inversion, usually V7c in a minor 31. a minor, root position 32. f minor, root position
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33. B flat major 7 (minor 7th), root position, usually V7a in E flat 34. E major, second inversion 35. e minor, second inversion 36. E major, second inversion
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37. G major, second inversion 38. E major, first inversion 39. C major, first inversion 40. c sharp minor, first inversion
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41. B major 7 (minor 7th), root position, usually V7a in E 42. E major 7 (minor 7th), second inversion, usually V7c in A 43. a minor, first inversion 44. D major 7 (minor 7th), third inversion, usually V7d in G
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45. G major, first inversion 46. diminished 7th on C 47. b flat minor, first inversion 48. f sharp minor 7 (minor 7th) with a diminished 5th, second inversion, usually ii7c in a minor (this would be quite an unusual chord in that key, but it has been used)
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49. diminished 7th on B flat 50. C major, root position 51. D flat minor, root position 52. f minor, first inversion
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