NGf L CYMRU GCa D Chord Progressions Music

NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Chord Progressions Music Advanced Subsidiary www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Chord Progressions • You are required to choose chords for a melody over a series of bars and at cadence points. • In the key stated you will need to know the chords of the – – – Tonic (I), Supertonic (II), Subdominant (IV), Dominant (V) and Dominant seventh (V 7) Submediant (VI). www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

Activity 1 NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Name the following chords in C Major: I =CEG II = D F A IV = Click for Answer IV = F A C V =GBD VI = A C E Here are the chords also on the treble and bass stave. www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

Activity 2 NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D 1. Write the letter names below each of the notes in the following melody. Answer 2. You need to decide which of the chords in the ‘C Major Chord Grid’ is most suitable for each bar. Look on the first bar below to see the process. C C E G I=CEG II = D F A IV = F A C V =GBD VI = A C E Full activity of next page www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

Activity 2(2) NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D 1. Add a suitable chord for each bar. I IV V 7 Answer The answer for the last bar could be chord: I = CEG, IV = FAC, or VI = ACE, as they all include the note C. But, at the end of a phrase we have a cadence point. Let’s take a closer look at the three most commonly used cadences. I I =CEG II = D F A IV = F A C V =GBD VI = A C E www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Chords most commonly used at cadences are: • V followed by I (perfect cadence) www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Chords most commonly used at cadences are: • Any chord followed by V (imperfect cadence) www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Chords most commonly used at cadences are: • IV followed by I (plagal cadence) www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

Activity 3 NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Remind yourself of the following chords in C Major: I = I =CEG II = D F A IV = F A C V =GBD VI = A C E Click for Answer IV = VI = Write a suitable chord in the boxes for each bar in the following example. I Click for Answer IV V 7 I www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk

Activity 4 NGf. L CYMRU GCa. D Name the following chords in G Major: I = I =GBD II = A C E IV = C E G V = D F#A VI = E G B Click for Answer IV = VI = Write a suitable chord in the boxes for each bar in the following example. I Click for Answer II VI V www. ngfl-cymru. org. uk