Chord tone identification thru ear

[mr. beaumont]

As others have stated, the more you do it, the better you'll get at it.

The other thing is too, try to practice hearing chord "quality." Major, minor, dominant, diminished, whatever. That can make the process so much easier, as with a little bit of music theory under your belt, you can narrow your choices for what notes are in the chord rather quickly...

[hakkolu]

Is there an App that you guys can recommend for this? I am interested in an app that plays random 3-4-5 note chords that I can play over and over until I figure the notes, and then use the app to check for accuracy.

[1neeto]

Originally Posted by hakkolu

Is there an App that you guys can recommend for this? I am interested in an app that plays random 3-4-5 note chords that I can play over and over until I figure the notes, and then use the app to check for accuracy.

Not sure exactly what you want, but D’Addario Tools app has a very useful chord charts and chord finder feature. And it’s free.

[hakkolu]

Does that app play a random chord with the ability to replay?

[1neeto]

Originally Posted by hakkolu

Does that app play a random chord with the ability to replay?

Not really. You can make your own random chord and play it.

[T1mothy]

Take key of C major, sustain C E G for a little and then start playing C - E to ingrain the major third interval. Proceed with fifth to G, major 7th to B. Do that with all the notes in one octave perhaps you can play the D octave higher to start hearing 9th. Sing each note, repeat and with time you should be able to sing any of those intervals without playing the note. Once you get those diatonic tones down you can dabble with minor third in relation to that C major, minor seventh, flat five etc etc. Have fun, music is beautiful if you can hear it.