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Music theory that makes sense at the instrument

Choose a topic, learn the pattern in plain English, then test your recall. No staff notation required.

Chord Symbols

Decode roots, qualities, sevenths, extensions and altered tones without guessing.

Build major and minor scales with the right notes, letters and accidentals.

Understand which chords belong to a key and why their qualities follow a pattern.

Read scale degree, chord quality and function in a system that works in every key.

Follow the motion from tonic through predominant and dominant function.

Use V/V and related chords to create chromatic pull toward a temporary target.

Try ten mixed questions in the browser, or train every topic in Moosic.