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Chromatic chords in a piano extract
Finding and naming a chromatic chord inside a printed piano extract.
The same method, more notes
Name a chord in an extract as at Grade 6: collect every note at the letter from both staves and stack them. A chromatic chord shows itself by an accidental that is not in the key. Chromatic chords come just before the cadence, so look there first.
The rest of this lesson and its 4 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 4 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards