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Chromatic School
IThe Major Foundations0/39
Chromatic Notes
  • 1.1All the letters
  • 1.2Sharps & flats
  • 1.3Higher or lower
  • 1.4Octaves
  • 1.5The chromatic scale
Major Scale
  • 2.1Whole & half steps
  • 2.2The major scale formula
  • 2.3Every note has a number
  • 2.4Distances have names
  • 2.5Intervals going down
  • 2.6The circle of fifths
  • 2.7Melodies in the scale
Building Chords
  • 3.1Building triads
  • 3.2Major triads
  • 3.3Major vs. minor
  • 3.4Diminished & augmented
Chords of the Key
  • 4.1A chord on every step
  • 4.2Chords from the scale
  • 4.3Why the 7th chord is diminished
  • 4.4Every key's seven chords
Simple Diatonic Chord Progressions
  • 5.1Every chord has a role
  • 5.2Home and away
  • 5.3The longer way home
  • 5.4Follow the song
The vi, ii, and iii Chords
  • 6.1The other four chords
  • 6.2vi stands in for I
  • 6.3The pop loop
  • 6.4The doo-wop loop
  • 6.5ii stands in for IV
  • 6.6ii sets up V
  • 6.7ii without V
  • 6.8iii stands in for I
  • 6.9iii before IV
  • 6.10Follow the song, with vi, ii, and iii
Chord Movements
  • 7.1Three ways a root can move
  • 7.2Down a fifth
  • 7.3Down a third
  • 7.4Up a second
  • 7.5Follow the movement
IIThe Minor Foundations0/10
IIIModes0/9
IVRhythm & Groove0/21
VReading Music0/10
VISong Craft0/10
VIIMore Chords0/12
VIIIMore Scales0/6
IXHow Sound Works0/4
XGuitar0/11
Referenceall →
  • ♪Notes & scales
  • ♬Chords
  • ▦Chords by key
  • ♩Rhythms
Toolsall →
  • ∞Progression looper
  • ◔Metronome
  • ◈Tuner
Practice
  • ◓Practice rooms
⚙Settings
Tools

Set it up, press play

Nothing here grades you. These are the small tools musicians keep within reach, and every one of them plays.

Progression looperPick chords in any key and loop them at your tempo.open →Song sketchpadChords and drums on one loop. Edit the beat while it plays.open →QWERTY pianoPlay piano from your computer keys: home row white, top row black.open →MetronomeA steady click in any meter. Tap the button to set the tempo.open →Polyrhythm playerTwo or three lines divide one cycle: 3 against 2 up to 24 against 23.open →TunerPlay a note and the mic names it, with a needle for sharp or flat.open →Singing trainerWrite a line of notes, then sing it back with feedback from the mic.open →TransposerEnter chords and see them in all twelve keys. Every row plays.open →