Ultimate Music Theory Quiz: Test Your Knowledge with Increasing Difficulty!

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Are you a beginner or a music theory expert? Find out with this challenging quiz that will put your knowledge to the test. Answer 12 questions and see how many you can get right!

1. What is the relative minor of C major?

A minor

D minor

E minor

G minor

2. Which of these notes is the leading tone in the key of G major?

3. What is the interval between C and G?

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Minor 7th

4. Which chord is built off the 5th degree of the C major scale?

C major

A minor

G major

F major

5. What type of chord is formed by the notes C, E, and G?

Major triad

Minor triad

Diminished triad

Augmented triad

6. In 4/4 time, how many beats does a dotted half note receive?

1.5

7. Which key has three sharps in its key signature?

A major

E major

D major

B major

8. What is the name of the scale that includes all twelve notes in an octave?

Major scale

Pentatonic scale

Chromatic scale

Whole tone scale

9. Which of the following progressions is a ii-V-I in the key of C major?

Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7

Am7 - D7 - Gmaj7

F#m7 - B7 - Emaj7

Bm7 - E7 - Amaj7

10. What chord quality consists of a root, a major third, and an augmented fifth?

Diminished

Augmented

Major

Minor

11. In jazz, what is the 'tritone substitution' of a G7 chord?

Db7

Ab7

12. What is the Roman numeral analysis for a chord progression in C major: C Major - G Major - A Minor - F Major?

I - V - vi - IV

I - IV - V - vi

ii - V - I - IV

vi - IV - I - V

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