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Chord Progression Ear Training

Practice listening and identifying common chord progressions

Settings

Key

Random

C

G

D

A

E

F

Bb

Eb

Ab

Play Mode

Block

Arpeggio

Difficulty

Easy

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4 basic progressions

Tempo

80 BPM

Play I chord first (establish key)

Auto advance when correct

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Practice instructions:

Listen to the entire chord progression being played
Pay attention to the emotion and "story" of the progression
Identify characteristics: where does it start? how does it end?
Select the matching progression from 4 options

Recognition tips:

I-V-vi-IV: "Pop classic" - sounds familiar, anthemic
ii-V-I: "Jazz" - sophisticated, smooth feeling
vi-IV-I-V: "Emotional" - starts sad, ends open
I-IV-V-I: "Classic" - simple, traditional