Triads and Seventh Chords
What quality does a triad have when it has a root note, a minor third, and a diminished fifth above it?
Augmented chord (A)
Diminished chord (d)
Major chord (M)
Minor chord (m)
If a triad built on the fourth scale degree of a major key is altered by raising the fifth, what quality does the resulting chord have?
Minor
Diminished
Augmented
Major
Which chord quality is outlined by the pitches C-Eb-G-A?
Dominant seventh
Major sixth
Half-diminished seventh
Minor sixth
What is the result on tonality when a piece modulates from a minor key to its relative Major key?
It creates modal mixture which results in an ambiguous tonal center.
It diminishes harmonic tension since both keys use similar diatonic chords.
There is no effect on tonality because relative keys share the same key signature.
The overall mood may brighten due to the change from minor to Major tonality.
What type of triad is formed by the notes C-E-G?
Major
Diminished
Augmented
Minor
If you see the interval notation 'd7,' which interval quality does it represent?
Augmented seventh
Major seventh
Diminished seventh
Minor seventh
How is an augmented triad formed in relation to its root note?
Root + major third + perfect fifth
Root + minor third + perfect fifth
Root + minor third + diminished fifth
Root + major third + augmented fifth

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In a minor key passage rich with secondary dominants designed to temporarily tonicize non-diatonic chords, which sequence would create the most dissonance before resolving back into consonance?
iv - VI - ii° - i
iii° - VI - iv6 - V
iv6 - ii°6/5 – VII – I
V/V - V/ii - V/vi - i
If you invert a G-B-D-F diminished seventh chord so that B is now the lowest pitch played first followed by rest of pitches upwards sequentially what type of inversion has occurred?
Second inversion.diminished seventh chord
Root position.diminished seventh chord
Third inversion.diminished seventh chord
First inversion.diminished seventh chord
Which quality best describes an F#-A#-C# chord?
Augmented
Diminished
Minor
Major