Recognise Triads by Ear

Lesson

Train your ear, not just your hands

Knowing chord shapes is only half the skill. The other half is hearing what's already there — being able to say "that's a minor chord" without looking at the keys.

The drill

Open the Chord Identification game on Beginner. Play the chord, listen, choose. Repeat until you can comfortably reach 70% accuracy.

Tips that actually help

• Sing the root first. The root note grounds the chord — once you have it, the quality (major/minor) is easier to hear.
• Compare to a known chord. If you're stuck, hum a song you know that starts on a major or minor chord and see which feels closer.
• Don't rush. Listen twice, then guess. Time spent listening beats time spent guessing.

This lesson auto-completes when your Beginner chord-ID stats hit at least 10 correct at 70% accuracy.

Practice in a Game

This lesson auto-completes when you hit the target in-game. Open the linked game and play until your stats meet the criteria.