Aural Skills: Longer (6-chord) Harmonic Progressions – Diatonic inversions and V7 inversions

Longer Harmonic Progressions (6 chords)
Diatonic chords in inversion and V7 inversions

 

The following are examples of longer harmonic progressions (6 chords in length) containing diatonic chords in inversions and V7 chords in inversion.

 

Directions:

For each exercise:

  1. Click the name of the exercise (e.g., Harmonic Dictation 1).
  2. Note the information provided – number of chords and key. You can use a piece of manuscript paper to notate the bass or soprano voices and note the quality and function of each chord.
  3. Listen to the example (as many times as you need).
  4. Notate the roman numeral for each chord on your manuscript paper.
  5. Click “Check your answer” to see the correct version.
  6. Once done, click the name of the exercise again to collapse it.

    Good luck!

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 1

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-13

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 2

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-12

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 3

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-11

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 4

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Eb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-48

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 5

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: G major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-40

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic inv+V7 inv (6 chords) - Example 6

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv and V7 inv-25

     

     

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