Chords
The name for the first note in the scale (or first chord in the key)
What is the tonic?
The name given for two chords that are played in a progression at the end of a phrase
What is a cadence?
The two chords which are used to make a perfect cadence
What are V and I
The name given to a three note chord
What is a triad?
The most common cadence which signals the end of a phrase or piece
What is a Perfect Cadence?
The two chords needed to make a Plagal Cadence
What are IV and I
What extra note is sometimes added to a chord to make it sound richer and more interesting?
What is a 7th chord?
The name of a cadence which sounds finished but is not as definite as the Perfect Cadence
What is a plagal cadence?
The two chords that are needed to make an Interrupted cadence
What are chords V and VI
What happens to the 3rd (middle note) of the chord in a minor key?
The name of the cadence which sounds like an (unpleasant) surprise
What is an interrupted cadence?
The most common chords that are used to make an Imperfect Cadence
What are chords I and V
The name for the 5th note (or chord) in a key.
What is a dominant chord?
What is an Imperfect cadence?
The two other chords that can be used before Chord V to make an Imperfect Cadence
What are chords II and IV