Diatonic Chords in Major and Minor Keys

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Question 1

What defines a chord as being 'diatonic'?

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Question 2

How are chords that use notes not found in the scale of the passage classified?

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Question 3

In Roman numeral analysis, how is a major triad typically indicated?

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Question 4

What is the conventional Roman numeral representation for a diminished triad?

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Question 5

In a major key, which three scale degrees have major triads built upon them?

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Question 6

Which scale degrees in a major key serve as the roots for diatonic minor triads?

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Question 7

On which single scale degree is a diminished triad found in a major key?

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Question 8

According to the summary table for diatonic triads in major, how many augmented triads are found?

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Question 9

In the context of tonal music, which two scale steps of the minor scale are considered variable?

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Question 10

What does the notation '↓6' signify in the discussion of the minor scale?

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Question 11

What is the natural melodic tendency for the unaltered 6th (↓6) and 7th (↓7) degrees of the minor scale?

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Question 12

The roots of the most commonly used diatonic triads in a minor key belong to which form of the minor scale?

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Question 13

In a minor key, which three scale degrees commonly have major triads built upon them?

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Question 14

Which two scale degrees are the roots of common minor triads in a minor key?

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Question 15

In a minor key, which two scale degrees have diminished triads built upon them based on the common diatonic set?

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Question 16

On which two scale degrees is the triad quality the same in both major and minor keys?

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Question 17

The triad built on the mediant (scale degree 3) is minor in major keys (iii). What is its quality in minor keys?

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Question 18

What is the quality of the triad built on the third scale degree (III) in a minor key when using the notes of the harmonic minor scale, as shown in Example 4-7?

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Question 19

How is a major seventh chord symbolized in Roman numeral analysis?

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Question 20

In Roman numeral analysis, what does an uppercase Roman numeral followed by a '7' (e.g., V7) signify?

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Question 21

What is the correct Roman numeral symbol for a minor seventh chord, such as the one built on the supertonic in a major key?

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Question 22

On which two scale degrees of a major key are major seventh (M7) chords diatonically found?

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Question 23

In a major key, the major-minor seventh (Mm7) chord is found on which single scale degree?

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Question 24

Minor seventh (m7) chords are found on which three scale degrees in a major key?

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Question 25

On which scale degree is a half-diminished seventh (ø7) chord found diatonically in a major key?

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Question 26

How many diatonic fully diminished seventh (°7) chords are there in a major key?

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Question 27

Most of the notes in the commonly used diatonic seventh chords in a minor key belong to which scale?

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Question 28

On which scale degree is a fully diminished seventh (°7) chord commonly found in a minor key?

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Question 29

In the common set of diatonic chords for a minor key, on which two scale degrees are major seventh (M7) chords found?

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Question 30

The major-minor seventh (Mm7) chord is found on which scale degree in both major and minor keys?

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Question 31

Which two scale degrees in a minor key are roots for common minor seventh (m7) chords?

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Question 32

In a minor key, on which scale degree is a half-diminished seventh (ø7) chord commonly found?

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Question 33

The seventh chord built on the dominant (scale degree 5) is the only one that has the same quality in both major and minor keys. What is that quality?

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Question 34

The seventh chord on the supertonic (scale degree 2) is a minor seventh (ii7) in major keys. What is its common quality in minor keys?

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Question 35

In a major key, the seventh chord on the submediant (scale degree 6) is a minor seventh (vi7). What is its common quality in a minor key?

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Question 36

How is a dominant seventh (V7) chord in first inversion correctly symbolized?

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Question 37

What quality of triad is indicated by an uppercase Roman numeral?

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Question 38

A lowercase Roman numeral is used to indicate what two qualities of triad?

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Question 39

In the key of F major, what is the quality of the diatonic triad built on C?

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Question 40

In the key of B-flat major, what is the quality of the diatonic triad built on G?

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Question 41

In the key of d minor, what is the quality of the common diatonic triad built on F?

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Question 42

In the key of g minor, what is the quality of the common diatonic triad built on F-sharp?

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Question 43

In the key of C major, what is the quality of the diatonic seventh chord built on D?

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Question 44

In the key of D major, what is the quality of the diatonic seventh chord built on C-sharp?

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Question 45

In the key of a minor, what is the quality of the common diatonic seventh chord built on G-sharp?

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Question 46

In the key of e minor, what is the quality of the common diatonic seventh chord built on C?

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Question 47

The common diatonic triads in minor are based on the harmonic minor scale. However, the text notes one exception where a note falls outside this scale. Which note is it?

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Question 48

What is the collective term for chords that contain no notes outside of the prevailing scale?

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Question 49

How does the chapter describe the functioning of the minor scale in tonal music, as opposed to the three separate scale forms often practiced by instrumentalists?

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Question 50

What is the correct Roman numeral symbol for a minor seventh chord on the submediant of a major key, according to the notational conventions described?

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