Use the following image to answer the question.
A segment of a treble-clef staff is shown with two whole notes on D and A.
What note completes this D minor chord?
A segment of a treble-clef staff is shown with two whole notes on D and A.
A. F sharp
B. F natural
C. G natural
D. C natural
Question 2 of 3
Which note in a major chord is lowered to create a minor chord?
A. third
B. fifth
C. root
D. octave
Which note combination creates an A minor chord?
A. A – C sharp – E
B. A – C – E sharp
C. A – D – G
D. A – C – E
A. F sharp
Based on the given information:
Question 1: What note completes this D minor chord?
From the image, the two whole notes on D and A indicate that D and A are part of the D minor chord. The remaining note to complete the D minor chord is the third, which is F natural. Therefore, the answer is B. F natural.
Question 2: Which note in a major chord is lowered to create a minor chord?
To create a minor chord, the third note in a major chord is lowered. Therefore, the answer is A. third.
Question 3: Which note combination creates an A minor chord?
An A minor chord consists of the notes A, C, and E. Among the given options, only option C, A - D - G, matches the correct note combination. Therefore, the answer is C. A - D - G.
To answer the first question, you need to identify the notes on the treble clef staff. In the image, you can see two whole notes on D and A. The notes on the lines of the treble clef from bottom to top are E, G, B, D, F. The notes in the spaces from bottom to top are F, A, C, E.
To complete a D minor chord, we need to find the third note of the chord. Since D is the root note and A is already given, we need to count up three notes from D. Starting from D and counting up three notes gives us D, E, F. Therefore, the note that completes the D minor chord is F.
So the answer to the first question is A. F sharp.
To answer the second question, you need to know the interval structure of a major chord and how it differs from a minor chord.
A major chord consists of the root note, a major third interval, and a perfect fifth interval. To create a minor chord, you need to lower the third note of the major chord by a half step, changing it to a minor third interval.
Therefore, the answer to the second question is A. third.
To answer the third question, we need to find the correct combination of notes that create an A minor chord. An A minor chord consists of the root note A, a minor third interval (three half steps above the root), and a perfect fifth interval (seven half steps above the root).
Looking at the answer choices:
A. A – C sharp – E: This combination includes a C sharp, which is not a minor third interval above A.
B. A – C – E sharp: This combination includes an E sharp, which is not a perfect fifth interval above A.
C. A – D – G: This combination includes a D, which is a minor third above A, and a G, which is a perfect fifth above A. Therefore, this is the correct combination for an A minor chord.
D. A – C – E: This combination includes a C, which is a minor third above A, and an E, which is a perfect fifth above A. However, the answer choice C (A - D - G) is a better fit for an A minor chord.
Therefore, the answer to the third question is C. A – D – G.