Key Signatures (in Major)
Scale Degrees
Time Signatures
Nerd Chords
Twinkle Zone
100

The key signature with two sharps.

What is E Major? 

100

The most recognizable natural scale used in traditional music and Math Rock.

What is the natural minor scale?

100

The amount of beats in an 11/8 time signature.

What is 11 beats? 

100

A chord with a mysterious yet curiosity causing twinkle such as the note cluster heard when discovering a clue in "Blues Clues". 

What is a Dissonant Chord? 

100

The C major chord with an added ninth which adds a twinkly affect when held or repeatedly strummed. 

What is Cadd9? 

200

The key signature with only three open notes, where two of which are the same note on different registers.

What is B Major? 

200

Two scale degrees that share the same collection of pitches and share the same root note.

What is the C Major and C Ionian scale? 
200

The most commonly used time signature in traditional rock

What is 4/4? 

200

The third chord in the CAGED major chord system.

What is E Major?

200

The clean, experimental post punk genre that birthed the angst, overdriven and loud genre we know today as "emo".  

What is Math Rock?

300

The major key signature with no sharps or flats.

What is C Major? 

300

The scale degree featured in Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover".

What is the Ionian scale?

300

The time signature of the grunge classic "Them Bones" by Alice in Chains. 

What is 7/8?

300

B's position the A major chord.  

What is the ninth of an A Major? 

300

The common interpretation of Math Rock notation and the accompanying emotion the genre portrays.

What is Emo Jazz

400

The key with all open notes that are diatonic to the root note.

What is G major? 
400

The scale degree that some Math Rock artists build their chord progressions from.

What is the fourth scale degree? 

400

The Stranglers' "Golden Brown" features 8 of these notes in its' 13/8 signature. 

What are Eighth Notes? 

400

The major ninth chord that falls into the keys of F and C major. 

What is Fmaj9? 

400

The second major chord in the progression of Green Day's "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" where the G's provide a lasting twinkle affect. 

What is Cadd9?

500

The fifth root of C major.

What is G?

500

The scale degree featured in the Scorpions 1984 smash hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane". 

What is the Aeolian mode? 

500

The notes that contain 1/4 of a beat each.

What is a Quarter Note? 

500

The E major triad containing the notes E, Ab, B and G flat. 

What is Eadd9?  

500

The added note that is one whole step above the root that makes a Major chord "Twinkle". 

What is a ninth?

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