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Instructions
Getting started
- Click "Settings..." to change the way the drill works — you can control which chord functions you'll be asked (see the groups listed below), in which keys, and if sounds will play.
- Click "Start Drill" to see your first question.
- You'll see a blank staff, and the name of a chord function. You'll hear a basic IV V I chord progression to establish the key, then the chord you'll need to build.
- Add in the notes to make the chord one at a time, by clicking on the note button you need, then clicking on the staff.
- If you get it right, you'll get another chord to build. If you try adding a wrong note the drill will "shake", and you can try again.
- Hints: you can click "Play chord" to hear the chord, or "Give up" to see the answer and go on to the next question.
- When you're done working, click "Stop Drill".
Using your keyboard
You can quickly choose the note you need using the keys 1-5:
1 = double-flat, 2 = flat, 3 = natural, 4 = sharp, 5 = double-sharp.
The chord functions
MAJOR | MINOR |
| Diatonic triads | |
|
I ii iii IV V vi viio |
i ii iio III IV iv V v VI viio VII |
| Diatonic seventh chords | |
|
I7 ii7 iii7 IV7 V7 vi7 viiø7 |
i7 iiø7 III7 iv7 V7 v7 VI7 viio7 |
| Secondary dominant chords | |
|
V/ii V/iii V/V V/vi V7/ii V7/iii V7/IV V7/V V7/vi | V/iv V/V V/VII V7/III V7/iv V7/V V7/VI V7/VII |
| Secondary leading tone chords | |
|
viio/ii viio/iii viio/IV viio/V viio/vi viio7/ii viio7/iii viio7/IV viiø7/IV viio7/V viiø7/V viio7/vi |
viio/ii viio/iv viio/V viio/VI viio/VII viio7/III viio7/iv viio7/V viio7/VI viiø7/VI viio7/VII viiø7/VII |
| Borrowed chords | |
|
i iio iiø7 bIII iv bVI bVII N |
I vi N |
| Augmented 6th chords | |
|
It+6 Fr+6 Gr+6 |
It+6 Fr+6 Gr+6 |


