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Quiz 20 Answers


A.
1. The F69 chord = F A C D G ---> F major pentatonic scale : F G A C D F

2. The Fm69 chord = F Ab C D G ---> F major pentatonic scale with b3 : F G Ab C D F


B.
How do you play the following suspended chords on the keyboard ?
1. D9sus4 = C triad (C E G) over D bass note

2. A9sus4 = G triad (G B D) over A bass note

3. Bb9sus4 = Ab triad (Ab C Eb) over Bb bass note

4. F#9sus4 = E triad (E G# B) over F# bass note


C.
Transform these melodic minor scales into Lydian dominant scales by using the same notes but starting on a different tonic.
1. F G Ab Bb C D E F ---> Bb C D E F G Ab Bb

2. G A Bb C D E F# G ---> C D E F# G A Bb C

3. Bb C Db Eb F G A Bb ---> Eb F G A Bb C Db Eb

4. A B C D E F# G# A ---> D E F# G# A B C D

5. D E F G A B C# D ---> G A B C# D E F G


D.
Transform these melodic minor scales into Super Locrian scales by using the same notes but starting on a different tonic.
1. F G Ab Bb C D E F ---> E F G Ab Bb C D E

2. G A Bb C D E F# G ---> F# G A Bb C D E F#

3. Bb C Db Eb F G A Bb ---> A Bb C Db Eb F G A

4. A B C D E F# G# A ---> G# A B C D E F# G#

5. D E F G A B C# D ---> C# D E F G A B C#


E.
The 7sus4 chord (1 4 5 b7) in all 12 keys.
C F G BbF Bb C EbBb Eb F Ab
Eb Ab Bb DbAb Db Eb GbDb Gb Ab B
F# B C# EB E F# AE A B D
A D E GD G A CG C D F

The 7aug (+7) chord (1 3 #5 b7) in all 12 keys.
C E G# BbF A C# EbBb D F# Ab
Eb G B DbAb C E GbDb F A B
F# A# D EB D# G AE G# C D
A C# F GD F# A# CG B D# F


F.
The major 6th chord (1 3 5 6) in all 12 keys.
C E G A F A C D Bb D F G
Eb G Bb C Ab C Eb F Db F Ab Bb
F# A# C# D# B D# F# G# E G# B C#
A C# E F# D F# A BG B D E

The major 69 chord (3 5 6 9) in all 12 keys.
(C=) E G A D(F=) A C D G(Bb=) D F G C
(Eb=) G Bb C F(Ab=) C Eb F Bb(Db=) F Ab Bb Eb
(F#=) A# C# D# G#(B=) D# F# G# C#(E=) G# B C# F#
(A=) C# E F# B(D=) F# A B E(G=) B D E A

The minor 69 chord (b3 5 6 9) in all 12 keys.
(C=) Eb G A D(F=) Ab C D G(Bb=) Db F G C
(Eb=) Gb Bb C F(Ab=) B Eb F Bb(Db=) E Ab Bb Eb
(F#=) A C# D# G#(B=) D F# G# C#(E=) G B C# F#
(A=) C E F# B(D=) F A B E(G=) Bb D E A


G.
The Lydian dominant scale in all 12 keys.
F G A B C D Eb FBb C D E F G Ab BbEb F G A Bb C Db Eb
Ab Bb C D Eb F Gb AbDb Eb F G Ab Bb B DbGb Ab Bb C Db Eb E Gb
B C# D# F F# G# A BE F# G# A# B C# D EA B C# D# E F# G A
D E F# G# A B C DG A B C# D E F GC D E F# G A Bb C


H.
The Super Locrian scale in all 12 keys.
B C D Eb F G A BE F G Ab Bb C D EA Bb C Db Eb F G A
D Eb F Gb Ab Bb C DG Ab A# B Db Eb F GC Db D# E Gb Ab Bb C
F Gb G# A B C# D# F A# B C# D E F# G# A#D# E F# G A B C# D#
G# A B C D E F# G#C# D E F G A B C#F# G A Bb C D E F#


I.
Altered dominant skeleton voicings in all 12 keys.

Root3 - b7 - #9b7 - 3 - b13
CE - Bb - D#Bb - E - Ab
FA - Eb - G#Eb - A - Db
BbD - Ab - C#Ab - D - Gb
EbG - Db - F#Db - G - B
AbC - Gb - BGb - C - E
DbF - B - EB - F - A
GbBb - E - AE - Bb - D
BD# - A - DA - D# - G
EG# - D - GD - G# - C
AC# - G - CG - C# - F
DF# - C - FC - F# - Bb
GB - F - A#F - B - Eb


The two altered voicings are the same as the unaltered voicings for the tritone substitute chord.
For example :

  • C7#9 = 3 - b7 - #9 = E - Bb - D#

    Gb13 = b7 - 3 - 13 = E - Bb - D#

  • C7b13 = b7 - 3 - b13 = Bb - E - Ab

    Gb9 = 3 - b7 - 9 = Bb - E - Ab



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Answers to Ear tests 25-27

Single Items test : C scales
1 = whole-tone scale2 = Mixolydian mode
3 = 8-note dominant scale 4 = Lydian dominant scale
5 = Mixolydian mode 6 = Super Locrian scale
7 = 8-note dominant scale8 = whole-tone scale
9 = Lydian dominant scale10 = Super Locrian scale


Ear test 25 - 15 scales
(You need not identify the tonic of each mode.)

1 = (C) Mixolydian mode 2 = (F) whole-tone scale 3 = (D) Lydian dominant scale
4 = (A) Super Locrian scale 5 = (G) 8-note dominant scale6 = (B) Super Locrian scale
7 = (E) whole-tone scale8 = (C) Lydian dominant scale 9 = (F) 8-note dominant scale
10 = (Bb) Mixolydian mode 11 = (E) Super Locrian scale12 = (D) whole-tone scale
13 = (F) Lydian dominant scale 14 = (Ab) Mixolydian mode 15 = (C) 8-note dominant scale


Ear test 26 - 15 chords
(You need not identify the tonic of each mode.)

1 = Dm62 = Gmaj7 3 = C6
4 = Fm69 5 = Dm7 6 = Am6
7 = E6 8 = G69 9 = Bmaj7
10 = Gm7 11 = Cm69 12 = A69
13 = Fmaj7 14 = D6 15 = Bm7


Ear test 27 - 15 chords
(You need not identify the tonic of each mode.)

1 = D7 2 = A+7 3 = F7sus4
4 = C7#95 = G+76 = E7
7 = B7sus4 8 = F7#9 9 = Bb7sus4
10 = D+7 11 = G7 12 = E7sus4
13 = C+714 = D7#9 15 = B7


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