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

Longer Harmonic Progressions (6 chords)
Diatonic chords in inversion

 

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

 

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 chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 1

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: A major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-50

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 2

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-44

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 3

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-43

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 4

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-39

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 5

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-38

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 6

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-37

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 7

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-36

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 8

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Ab major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-35

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 9

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: G major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-33

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 10

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-31

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 11

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-30

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 12

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-29

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 13

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-28

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 14

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-27

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 15

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-23

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 16

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Eb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-22

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 17

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Eb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-21

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 18

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-19

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 19

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-18

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 20

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-17

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 21

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-16

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 22

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: D major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-15

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 23

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-10

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 24

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: F major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-7

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 25

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: F major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-6

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 26

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: G major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-4

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 27

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: C major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-3

     

    Harmonic dictation: Diatonic chords in inversions (6 chords) - Example 28

    Number of chords: 6
    Key: G major

    Check your answer.

    Example: HD-6 chord prog-chunks-diat inv-1

     

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