Progression Ear Training
You answer in roman numerals rather than chord names, because numerals are what you actually use when you work out a song. A progression you recognise as I V vi IV works in every key; one you recognise as C G Am F works in one.
- 8 progressions
- roman numerals
- any key
at which level
- Intermediate
- Any instrument
A progression plays, and you name it in roman numerals. Pick which ones come past, then start.
What it asks
You hear a progression and name the degrees. The tonic is established first, because without a home there are no degrees and the question would be meaningless.
The question pool
The pool is the progressions with their own page on this site, from the axis to the Andalusian cadence. Start with two that are far apart in character and add the ones that share chords last, because those are genuinely hard.
How you answer
Buttons with the progressions written in numerals. One progression per screen, played as block chords at a steady tempo.
When the round ends
Ten questions, twenty, or no limit at all. Two minutes here is worth more than twenty minutes of listening to songs hoping to recognise something.
When you get it wrong
The correct answer lights up and you can replay it. The fastest fix after a wrong guess is to follow the bass rather than the chords, because the bass usually carries the root and is the easiest voice to isolate.
Keep going
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