SPELLING 7TH CHORDS
MODES
SCALES & MODES
LUCK OF THE DRAW
PLAYING 7TH CHORDS
100

THIS DIATONIC SEVENTH CHORD IS BUILT OFF THE FOURTH SCALE DEGREE OF THE MAJOR KEY WITH TWO SHARPS. 

NAME THE CHORD AND SPELL IT IN ROOT POSITION.

WHAT IS G MAJOR?

G B D F#

100

THE MODE BUILT OFF THE 3RD SCALE DEGREE, OR BY THINKING b2, b3, b6, b7.

SPELL THE MODE BUILT OFF THE 3RD SCALE DEGREE OF G MAJOR.

WHAT IS PHRYGIAN?

B PHYRGIAN: B C D E F# G A B

100

TWO WAYS TO CONSTRUCT A DIMINISHED SCALE.

WHAT ARE 

1)WHOLE HALF

2)HALF WHOLE 

3) BUILD TWO DIMINISHED 7TH CHORDS 1/2 STEP APART

4) BUILD TWO DIMINISHED 7TH CHORDS 1 WHOLE STEP APART

5) TWO MINOR TETRACHORDS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 1/2 STEP APART

100

THE BAND THAT PERFORMED THE SONG "PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC"

WHO IS WILD CHERRY?

100

PLAY C MINOR 7  FLAT FIVE IN 2ND INVERSION ON THE PIANO

WHAT IS:


Gb Bb C Eb

200

THIS DIATONIC SEVENTH CHORD IS BUILD OFF THE SECOND SCALE DEGREE OF THE AEOLIAN MODE WITH ONE FLAT.

NAME THE SEVENTH CHORD AND SPELL IT IN 1ST INVERSION.

WHAT IS E MINOR SEVEN FLAT FIVE?


G Bb D E

200

PLAY G DORIAN ON THE PIANO.

WHAT IS:

G A Bb C D E F G

200

PLAY A "C DIMINISHED" (half-whole) SCALE ON THE PIANO.

WHAT IS:

C Db Eb E F# G A Bb C


200

THE COMPOSERS WHO WROTE "I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU"

WHO ARE:

JIMMY VAN HUESEN AND JOHNNY MERCER

200

PLAY B MAJOR SEVEN IN ROOT POSITION ON THE PIANO.

WHAT IS:

B D# F# A#

300

IN THE MAJOR KEY WITH NO SHARPS AND NO FLATS, BUILD A DOMINANT SEVENTH CHORD (NON-DIATONIC) OFF THE THIRD SCALE DEGREE.


NAME THE SEVENTH CHORD AND SPELL IT IN 3RD INVERSION

WHAT IS E7?

D E G# B

300

NAME ALL THE MAJOR MODES IN ORDER.

WHAT ARE:

IONIAN, DORIAN, PHYRGIAN, LYDIAN, MIXOLYDIAN, AEOLIAN, LOCRIAN

300

THIS SCALE/MODE HAS A RAISED FOURTH SCALE DEGREE.

WHAT IS LYDIAN?

300

NAME AT LEAST ONE WAY TO USE A DIMINISHED CHORD IN A SONG.

WHAT IS (ANY ANSWER IS CORRECT):

UPPER NEIGHBOR

LOWER NEIGHBOR

PASSING CHORD

IN PLACE OF A "I" CHORD

IN PLACE OF A DOMINANT CHORD

ANTICIPATORY

*ARGUMENT FOR SOMETHING ELSE*?

300

PLAY A MINOR SEVEN IN 3RD INVERSION ON THE PIANO

WHAT IS:

G A C E

400

USING THE E NATURAL MINOR SCALE, WHAT IS THE DIATONIC CHORD BUILT OFF THE SEVENTH SCALE DEGREE?

NAME THE CHORD AND SPELL IT IN 2ND INVERSION

WHAT IS D7?

A C D F#

400

PLAY "A MIXOLYDIAN" ON THE PIANO.

WHAT IS:

A B C# D E F# G A

400

PLAY A "D HARMONIC MINOR" SCALE" ON THE PIANO.

WHAT IS:

D E F G A Bb C# D

400

NATURAL MINOR COULD ALSO BE CALLED THIS.

WHAT IS AEOLIAN?

400


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SPELL ALOUD, THEN PLAY Bb DIMINISHED SEVEN IN ROOT POSITION ON THE PIANO

WHAT IS:


Bb Db Fb Abb

played enharmonically: Bb Db E G

500

USING THE C HARMONIC MINOR SCALE, WHAT WOULD THE SEVENTH CHORD BE BUILT OFF THE SEVENTH SCALE DEGREE?

NAME THE SEVENTH CHORD AND SPELL IT IN ROOT POSITION

WHAT IS B DIMINISHED?

B D F Ab

500


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SING AND SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES IN B LOCRIAN 

WHAT ARE:

B C D E F G A B

500

THE MAJOR SCALE WHERE YOU FIND B7 AS A DIATONIC CHORD.

WHAT IS E MAJOR.

500

THE COMPOSER OF "JOLENE"

WHO IS DOLLY PARDON?

500

PLAY F MINOR-MAJOR SEVEN ON THE PIANO IN ROOT POSITION.

WHAT IS:

F Ab C E

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