Grade 5 Theory Chords at Cadential

Points

1. Identify Key C, G, D or F major

2. Identify Cadence Points there will be two cadence points, both of which will
culminate with the chords: V I Perfect Cadence; IV I Plagal Cadence; I V, II
V or IV V Imperfect Cadence.
3. If all the chords run consecutively, you will be able to identify the two cadence
points by observing phrase markings.
4. If there are only two chords in a cadence, you will use one of the Chord
progressions from 2.
5. If there are three chords in a cadence the final two will be one of the chord
progressions from 2. The first of these chords could then be chord I, II, IV or V.
6. In a cadence with three chords, the final two being V I, and the first turns out
to be chord I, use chord Ic instead.
7. If a cadence with two chords turns out to be an imperfect cadence I V, see if chord Ic
will work instead of chord I.