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Chord Quiz: Answer by Playing
A chord quiz tests whether you really know your chords. Most quizzes ask you to tap a name. ChordRunner's chord quiz asks you to play it: a chord symbol appears and you answer on your piano, MIDI keyboard or guitar, with instant feedback and a score that rises as you get faster.
No account, no download. The demo has limited content. Advanced features are in ChordRunner Premium.
- MIDI keyboard
- Digital or acoustic piano
- Guitar
- Computer, phone or tablet
Try a quick chord quiz
Name the notes of each chord, then open the answer. Five questions, from easy to hard.
What notes are in Am?
A C E
What notes are in F?
F A C
What notes are in G7?
G B D F
What notes are in Dmaj7?
D F# A C#
What notes are in Bm7b5?
B D F A
Easy on paper? In a real song you have half a second. That is the gap a played quiz closes.
A chord quiz you answer by playing
Real keys, real strings
Play the chord on a USB MIDI keyboard, detected automatically, or on an acoustic piano or guitar into the microphone.
Any voicing counts
Root position, inversion or spread: if the right notes sound, the answer is right.
Score and speed
Each right chord keeps the run going. The quiz speeds up as your answers do.
Chord quiz levels
24 chord types in all 12 keys. Pick the level that matches you.
| Level | Chords in the quiz | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Major, minor, augmented, diminished | C · Fm · Daug · Bdim |
| Intermediate | + sus2, sus4 | Gsus4 · Dsus2 |
| Advanced | + 6th, 7th, 9th | A7 · Ebmaj7 · Cm9 |
| Pro | + 11th, 13th, altered | F13 · G7b9 · D7#9 |
Prefer to name chords by sound? The ear training page covers chord quality quizzes by ear.
Take the chord quiz online
In the browser on a computer, tablet or phone. No account, nothing to install.
- Piano chord quiz on any MIDI keyboard or acoustic piano.
- Guitar chord quiz with the microphone.
- Your own quiz: pick the chord types and keys (advanced features in ChordRunner Premium).
Common questions
How does a chord quiz you play work?
A chord symbol appears and you answer by playing it on a piano, MIDI keyboard or guitar instead of tapping a name. The game hears the notes and tells you at once whether the chord was right.
Is there a chord quiz for beginners?
Yes. Start with major and minor chords, then augmented and diminished. Sus, 7th, 9th and 13th chords come in later levels, always in all 12 keys.
Can I do a guitar chord quiz?
Yes. Strum the chord near the microphone and it is recognised. The same quiz works on piano.
Is there a chord quiz by ear?
Recognising chords by sound is ear training: hear a chord and name its quality. ChordRunner has an ear training mode for that next to the played chord quiz.
Your instrument is the controller.
ChordRunner is a browser game that teaches piano and guitar chords: a chord appears on screen, you play it on a real instrument, and your runner jumps. MIDI keyboard or microphone, both work.
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