Jazz Theory 12 - QUIZ ANSWERS

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Quiz 12 Answers

A.
1 = Gmaj7 (2nd)2 = Dm7 (1st)3 = Fo7 (r)4 = Cmaj7 (2nd)5 = Gø (3rd)
6 = Bbmaj7 (3rd)7 = B7 (2nd)8 = Fmaj7 (3rd)9 = Dø (r)10 = Gm7 (2nd)


B.

  1. Gmaj7 - Am7 - Bm7 - Cmaj7 - D7 - Em7 - F#ø

  2. Dmaj7 - Em7 - F#m7 - Gmaj7 - A7 - Bm7 - C#ø

  3. Fmaj7 - Gm7 - Am7 - Bbmaj7 - C7 - Dm7 - Eø

  4. Emaj7 - F#m7 - G#m7 - Amaj7 - B7 - C#m7 - D#ø

  5. Ebmaj7 - Fm7 - Gm7 - Abmaj7 - Bb7 - Cm7 - Dø

  6. Amaj7 - Bm7 - C#m7 - Dmaj7 - E7 - F#m7 - G#ø


C.

  1. C#m7 and G#ø

  2. Amaj7 and C#m7

  3. Db7 and Fø

  4. Gm7 and C7

  5. Bbmaj7 and Ebmaj7

  6. Bbm7 and Cm7


D.

  1. F#m7 is the II Chord in the E major scale, the VI Chord in the A major scale, and the III Chord in the D major scale

  2. B7 is the V Chord in the E major scale

  3. Bbmaj7 is the I Chord in the Bb major scale, and the IV Chord in the F major scale

  4. Gø is the VII Chord in the Ab major scale

  5. C#m7 is the III Chord, F#m7 the VI Chord, and Bm7 the II Chord in the A major scale


E.
The wrong chords are :
  1. F#7. It should be F#m7

  2. Cm7. It should be C7

  3. Gbm7. It should be Gm7

  4. Amaj7. It should be Abmaj7

  5. Cm7. It should be Cmaj7

  6. Aø. It should be A#ø


F.
In the key of F : F7 = I7 - Bb7 = IV7 - C7= V7

In the key of G : G7 = I7 - C7 = IV7 - D7= V7


 G.
1.
Swing Time has a format typical of numerous Jazz songs.
The song consists of 32 bars, subdivided into four 8-bar sections.
The first 8 bars are called the A section. This section is repeated in the second 8 bars, and once more in the final 8 bars.
Bars 17 to 24 are called the B section or Bridge
The song is therefore in so called A A B A format.

2.
The A section and Bridge each represent Circle of Fifths segments
A section : Fmaj7 - Dm7 - Gm7 - C7 - Fmaj7 -

Bridge : A7 - D7 - G7 - C7

3.
The A sections are scale-tone chord segments of the F major scale.

The bridge modulates from chord to chord, each chord representing a different key.
A7 = D major
D7 = G major
G7 = C major
C7 = F major

4.
The A section = Imaj7 - VIm7 - IIm7 - V7
Numerous famous songs use this chord progression (Heart and Soul, I got Rhythm, etc.)

The Bridge = III7 - VI7 - II7 - V7
The is the famous Rhythm Bridge named after George Gershwin's I Got Rhythm in which it occurs.

5.
All melody notes in the A sections are derived from the F major pentatonic scale (F G A C D F)
All melody notes in the Bridge are chord tones from each underlying chord.


H. - I. - J. - K.
Check your results with Scale-tone 7th Chords 1 and Scale-tone 7th Chords 2.



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