Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 8, Lesson 3 of 3
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Chords and cadences in a piano extract

Music theory, Music in context: longer extracts, 4 minutes

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In a piano extract the left hand often holds the chords. Name each with its numeral and position, then find the cadence in the last two chords.

Two hands

The left hand holds the chords

The right hand plays the upper stave and the left hand the lower. Name each left-hand chord from its notes, with a, b or c from its lowest note.

Quick check

In this G major extract, bar 3's left hand is D, F sharp, A with D at the bottom. Its label?

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