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k sh
Nov 18, 19:23
Hello guys. Hope all is well.
I asked a question in past about ROUTE VI like what's the tip.

Then some people advised me to listen the bass move but I don't think it works.

For example, ii-V-I or IV-V-I.
Both ii and IV share two notes A&F ,key in C for example, and they might play inversion.
Correct?

So here's my actual question.

Ideally, Do you have to be able to tell each chord's function simultaneously? otherwise you can't tell if it's D minor or F Major I think.

I'm asking because be able to tell multiple chords function immediately is pretty hard. Way way harder than chordelius type of training.
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Andrew Shewaga
Nov 18, 19:44
'Ideally, Do you have to be able to tell each chord's function simultaneously? otherwise you can't tell if it's D minor or F Major I think.'

Not sure I understand your question, since the key is given to you before the chords are played.

regarding a 'ii-V-I or IV-V-I':
a ii and a IV sound completely different regardless if they are inverted or not. one is major and the other is minor. that's about as fundamentally different as you can get with chords

if you can't immediately tell the difference between a major and minor chord you should work on that before working on identifying specific progressions. a chord has the same overall 'quality' regardless of its inversion