Jazz Chords 01

1. What primary use do chord symbols serve in jazz?

   • They are just for show and don't tell us much
   • They tell us how loud to play different chords
   • A shorthand way of writing what chord to play
   • None of the above

2. What does the numeral 'I' stand for?

   • Dominant chord - 5^th degree of the scale
   • Tonic - home key/chord
   • Subdominant chord - 4^th degree of the scale
   • None of the above

3. What does the chord symbol Cmaj7 mean?

   • Don't play the chord of C major or minor
   • Play the chord of C major with a flattened 7th
   • Play the chord of C major with a major 7th note
   • Play the chord of C minor with a major 7th note

4. What does the numeral 'V' stand for?

   • Tonic
   • Dominant
   • Supertonic
   • All of the above

5. A movement from I - V is a movement from .......

   • tonic to dominant
   • dominant to tonic
   • tonic to supertonic
   • None of the above

6. What does the numeral 'IV' stand for?

   • Dominant
   • Mediant
   • Subdominant
   • Tonic

7. What does Dm7 mean?

   • A major chord with a flattened 5th in D
   • A major chord with a flattened 7th in D
   • A minor chord with a sharpened 7th in D
   • A minor chord with flattened 7th in the key of D

8. A movement from I - IV is a movement from .......

   • dominant to subdominant
   • dominant to tonic
   • tonic to dominant
   • tonic to subdominant

9. What does the symbol C6 stand for?

   • A major triad with an added 6th degree note in A
   • A major triad with an added 6th degree note in C
   • A minor triad with an added 6th degree note in A
   • A minor triad with an added 6th degree note in C

10. A movement from IV - III is a movement from .......

    • dominant to mediant
    • subdominant to mediant
    • subdominant to supertonic
    • tonic to dominant

Quiz written by Thomas Daish