In this exercise a basic 7^th chord will be played in root position (ex: C, E, G, B) together with one of the available tensions on the melody (for C Maj 7 it would be D, F# or A). The goal of the exercise is to correctly identify the quality of the chord and the tension. I will use only Maj7, dom 7, min7 and min7b5 chords in this page. This is the list of possible chords: Maj7 9, Maj7 #11, Maj7 13, Dom7 b9, Dom7 9, Dom7 #9, Dom7 #11, Dom7 b13, Dom7 13, min7 9, min7 11, min7 13, min7b5 9, min7b5 11. The voicing will always be played harmonically and in unrelated keys, the bass will be played as reference. The answer sheet includes the voicings and the actual chord (ex: CMaj7 #11) but the student should only recognize the quality of the chord and the tension (ex: Maj7 #11). As usual, the answer sheet is provided for you so that you will be able to correct your mistakes. Use a pencil of a different color to mark them. In time, this will give you an idea of your progress. Keep all the exercises in a folder so that they will be available for review.

How to practice:

Click a random number from the list, don't follow any specific numeric sequence. Listen to the bass note, name the chord quality and the tension, then check your answer.