A LEVEL MUSIC 9MU0 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Primary Chords. Answer: chords 1, 4 and 5
◉Secondary Chords. Answer: Chords 2,3 and 6
◉Dominant 7th. Answer: Chord built on the dominant (5th) note of
a key which adds the 7th note above its root.
◉Major 7th Chord. Answer: Major Triad + Major 7th from root
◉Minor 7th Chord. Answer: minor triad + minor 7th from root
◉Dimished chords. Answer: where each note in the chord is 3
semitones apart: root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + diminished
7th
◉Neapolitan 6th chord. Answer: First inversion. The supertonic of a
key (second degree of the scale), flatted, then a major triad built
upon it. e.g. in C major, supertonic is d, d flat major first inversion.
, ◉major triad. Answer: root + major third + perfect 5th
◉minor triad. Answer: root + minor third + perfect fifth
◉Augmented 6th chord: Italian. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
augmented 4th higher
◉Augmented 6th chord: French. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
major 2nd higher + augmented 4th higher
◉Augmented 6th chord: German. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
minor 3rd higher + augmented 4th higher
◉Ninth Chords. Answer: 5 note chords, with a difference of a ninth
between the highest and lowest notes
◉Secondary Dominants. Answer: The dominant chord of a degree in
the scale that the key is in. Always chromatic. (e.g. V of V, the
dominant of the dominant, say you are in C major V of V would be D
major, as it is the dominant of G)
◉Chord Inversions. Answer: chords where the lowest note is not the
root note
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Primary Chords. Answer: chords 1, 4 and 5
◉Secondary Chords. Answer: Chords 2,3 and 6
◉Dominant 7th. Answer: Chord built on the dominant (5th) note of
a key which adds the 7th note above its root.
◉Major 7th Chord. Answer: Major Triad + Major 7th from root
◉Minor 7th Chord. Answer: minor triad + minor 7th from root
◉Dimished chords. Answer: where each note in the chord is 3
semitones apart: root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + diminished
7th
◉Neapolitan 6th chord. Answer: First inversion. The supertonic of a
key (second degree of the scale), flatted, then a major triad built
upon it. e.g. in C major, supertonic is d, d flat major first inversion.
, ◉major triad. Answer: root + major third + perfect 5th
◉minor triad. Answer: root + minor third + perfect fifth
◉Augmented 6th chord: Italian. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
augmented 4th higher
◉Augmented 6th chord: French. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
major 2nd higher + augmented 4th higher
◉Augmented 6th chord: German. Answer: major 3rd lower + tonic +
minor 3rd higher + augmented 4th higher
◉Ninth Chords. Answer: 5 note chords, with a difference of a ninth
between the highest and lowest notes
◉Secondary Dominants. Answer: The dominant chord of a degree in
the scale that the key is in. Always chromatic. (e.g. V of V, the
dominant of the dominant, say you are in C major V of V would be D
major, as it is the dominant of G)
◉Chord Inversions. Answer: chords where the lowest note is not the
root note
