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In this lesson, you will hear all twelve intervals played as chords and try to identify them.

This can be a very challenging task, namely because when the two notes are played together, an interval and its inversion can sound almost alike.

Here is a chart showing each interval and its inversion.

In the next set of lessons, we will review all twelve intervals.

Here is a breakdown of the characteristics of each:

In the next set of lessons, we will hear 6ths and 7ths played as chords and try to identify them.

Here is an example of each:

In the next set of lessons, we will hear 6ths and 7ths played descending and try to identify them.

Here is an example of each:

In the next set of lessons, we will hear 6ths and 7ths played ascending and try to identify them.

Here is an example of each:

In the next set of lessons, we will review 6ths and 7ths.

In this lesson, we will expand even further upon the concept of Inversions

Not only does the order of the notes change, but the order of the intervals in the chord changes too.

Here is the breakdown for a C Major Triad.

In this lesson, we will expand upon the concept of Inversions

An inversion is a chord in which the bass note is a note other than the root of the chord.

If you are trying to identify the root of the chord, an easy method is this:

In this lesson, we will learn about a concept called Inversions

Suppose we have a C Major Triad with the notes C E G.

To invert the chord, we take the bottom note and move it up an octave, forming a new pattern E G C.