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Junior Cycle Music: Chord changes & progressions

How often Chord changes & progressions comes up on the Music papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Chord changes & progressions, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Chord changes & progressions.

(a)Which are the three primary chords (I, IV and V) in C major?
  1. C, E and G
  2. C, F and G
  3. C, D and F
(b)When listening for where chords change, which part is usually most helpful to follow?
  1. The tambourine
  2. The hi-hat
  3. The bass line
(c)A hit-song progression is I–V–vi–IV. What chords is that in C major?
  1. C, G, Am, F
  2. C, F, Am, G
  3. C, G, A, F
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(a) C, F and G

(b) The bass line

(c) C, G, Am, F

Your turn: Common Level questions on Chord changes & progressions.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q3e
2025Q5b
2024Q6b
2023Q3c, Q4b
2022Q3a

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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