Chordelia – Triad Chords Ear Training App for iPhone & iPad
The new app to teach you the essential triad chords on your iPhone or iPod.
Chordelia: Triad Tutor teaches you to recognise the most important types of chord in a fun, simple way – even if you’ve never learned about chords or music theory before.
Do you sometimes struggle to tell which chords in a song are major or minor?
Have you heard about chord inversions, but don’t know what they are, or how to tell them apart by ear?
Are you looking for a way to spice up your song-writing and create more interesting, compelling chord progressions?
Chordelia: Triad Tutor teaches you the 4 core types of chord you need to know to tackle these real-world musical challenges. By learning to recognise major, minor, augmented, and diminished ‘triads’, you’ll boost your musical creativity and perception, and build a foundation for learning more advanced chords like seventh chords, extended chords, and suspended chords.
You’ll learn how to:
Distinguish major and minor chords – instantly, effortlessly, and reliably
Recognise the unusual sounds of augmented and diminished chords and how they can enhance a song
Identify all these chord types, whichever inversion is used – and know which inversion it is!
Chordelia: Triad Tutor uses the same approach as our best-selling interval training app, RelativePitch, which has helped thousands of musicians learn to hear intervals easily and reliably. You’ll get the information you need for each topic, and can then train and test your ear to learn the material at your own pace. Using the app for even just five minutes a day will noticeably improve your chord skills!
If you get stuck, the lessons can be adjusted to meet your needs and help you pinpoint difficulties. The app automatically tracks your progress too, so you’ll know that you’re improving.
Maybe you’ve spent some time training intervals with RelativePitch and want to extend your skills to chords. Or perhaps you’re an experienced musician who wants to make sure they have the fundamentals rock-solid. Or you could be a complete beginner who wants to understand what makes chords tick.
Whatever your background, Chordelia: Triad Tutor will quickly get you up to speed with the most important types of chord, and develop your musical ear in an easy, fun and effective way.
User reviews for Chordelia: Triad Tutor
A great app for getting your ears around triads. Like Relative Pitch, it makes ear training fun.
Timothy Victor
This is another brilliant app from Easy Ear Training; well designed, good looking, stable, inexpensive and thoroughly useful. I’ve been training and testing for the past few days, and I’ve improved my knowledge of chords more quickly than any other method I’ve tried. Part of this is undoubtedly due to the fun factor, as this is truly the most entertaining way to learn something that has previously seemed a bit tedious and dry. Fantastic app, I can’t recommend it enough!
Picky Pete
“Wow! These guys have really out done themselves this time. I’ve been working with a professional instructor on harmonic ear training for the past few weeks. Consequently, I was very eager to check out the release of Chordelia. Basically it does exactly what my instructor does…for substantially less. I highly recommend this app for anyone interested in improving their ear for harmony.”
Microtoner
“I spent hours and hours in front of a piano keyboard during high school and college, playing one chord after another in order to learn to differentiate between them. This app would have made the process much easier. It is very easy to use, portable, and does exactly what it advertises – helps you learn the sound of different types of chords. I particularly like that you can customize settings in the training mode. Make the chords go faster or slower, display the chord type while it is playing or after it has played, plus several other customizable options. Both my 5 year-old granddaughters and I think this is a great app, and all three of us think you should buy it if you want to learn to differentiate various types of chords.”
rhnt.biz
“As an avid user of Relative Pitch, I’ve been waiting for an app to help me with chords. I was thrilled to find Chordelia, and am already hooked. There are three things in particular that I enjoy so far: 1) It’s easy to use: the graphical interface is clean and user friendly and I feel like I’ve been able to navigate through the app easily 2) It’s educational: I have a basic understanding of chords, but this app is already helping me reach a whole different level 3) It’s fun! Just like RelativePitch, I enjoy that it feels like a game and I get instant feedback on how I’m doing I would highly recommend this to anyone whose looking to learn about chords or improve their ear. Outstanding!”
Such a helpful app! Glad I found it. Was hoping to see a saxophone amongst instruments. [Could you add a saxophone in the future version? I would gladly update to pro for that instrument.]
David Andrei
RO
25 December 2014
“Great app
responsive service”,Ear training takes a lot of practice but this app has streamlined the process quite a bit for me. Pro version lets me pick and choose whichever chord forms (and inversions) I want and drill and compare endlessly. [I had some issues installing on my prior phone and the developer was very responsive. ] App works perfectly on my new 5s. It currently plays piano sounds but would love if it also offered guitar.
Phomari7
US
18 July 2014
Chordella
“For musicians wanting to sharpen their ear training skills in a program developed to enhance the learning experience, I would give it a two thumbs up winner. Aziz S.”
Aziz Showery
US
25 January 2014
A must have for musicians
All of the Easy Ear Training apps should be on the required list for musicians. This one is no exception.
ZiggyS
US
10 January 2014
Excellent app
Definitely worth buying. After only a few weeks I can hear progress in my ear training.
Tony Sower
GB
30 December 2013
Definitely worth it
“This app has multiple features that will help you become a better musician. It’s training mode has very definitive and understandable information, and it’s testing mode allows you to see your own improvement, with difficulty levels ranging from beginner to very advanced.”
Musician25
US
26 December 2013
Fantastic
A fantastic app for improving your aural skills!
NortonBert
AU
6 November 2013
Ottima
“Soprattutto per l’autoplay: Si può studiare in doccia…”
DwB69
IT
15 October 2013
OTTIMA APP…solo da incrementare
Aggiungete accordi dalle 4 alle 7 voci…sarebbe SUPER!!!
luca bertazzon
IT
14 September 2013
Muy divertida
Muy divertida esta aplicación. Muy recomendable
Tomajau69
ES
14 September 2013
Great App
“I have been using this app a lot and it has really helped my musicianship. It’s amazing how clearly you can hear music with a little training! I can’t recommend it enough. “
GG 79
GB
4 August 2013
Excellent
“Convenient for me to practice chord inversions on the run on iPhone. Very good flexibility in setting up which chords & inversions, number of repeats, broken chord on or off etc. Very nice adjunct to aural training for music students.”
Mastermind!!!
AU
11 December 2012
Effective!
This is a great app – very simple but perfect for training your ears for harmony
DOMINIC MCCARTHY
GB
6 July 2012
Brill for a non key board player
“Really helping me to train my ears to listen carefully and interpret accurately. I have become aware of how I am less sensitive to high and low pitched notes in chord and learning to hear them now Great to use in conjunction with interval training.. Eventually I will move on to ‘7 heaven’ Thanks this is fun and helps me a lot. Fi”
FionaToot
GB
13 March 2012
Human
I love this App Easy ear training on the go
Jmp4u2
US
5 March 2012
Great Series
Simple and effective. Goes great with interval trainer and step and a half.
BlessedBear
AU
21 February 2012
Terrific app
I am a conservatory trained musician and I think this app is really great! I especially like the option of drilling the chord inversions. Great job!
Rashnick
US
8 January 2012
I’m so glad I bougt this one
“I’ve hesitated for so long. I have only 8 dollars left in my account and the Amplitube fender is on sale for 7 dollars. It’s a hard decision and finally I choose this app and the Chordelia seventh heaven. I’ll never regret this. Now I can discern between major and minor which is the ability I’ve been dreaming for years. I’m very confident and going to the next level, hoping to unlock the next difficult level. Thanks man, you’ve done a great job.”
Roberta Linda
US
3 January 2012
Helpful
I can now distinguish between dim and aug triads much better. Very valuable little app!
Alex Pogosian
US
11 December 2011
I hear it!!!
“Very helpful app. I use it as a study aid for my ear training class. I’m actually starting to differentiate chord qualities (m,d,etc). Definitely worth the money.”
Very helpful! Very easy to use. This app has helped improved my playing by improving my ability to hear chords better.
Trumpetgold
US
26 August 2011
Great focused ear training
“A well rounded and designed app for focused ear training. Much like Relative Pitch by Easy Ear Training, Triad Tutor: Chordelia helps grasp the difference in tonality one step at a time. The lesson setup with testing is a great way to take your training a step at a time, and the custom testing fills in any possible “”blanks”” with chord relationships. The training audio drills are by far my favourite part about Easy Ear Training’s(Chris Sutton) apps, the timer settings and ability to listen to the training anywhere to hone your abilities is a fantastic asset. Great for a beginner or seasoned ear (in my opinion) with training focus on the primary chords used in most popular music today. For more focus on intervals, try out Relative Pitch Lite.”
Zakary Clark
CA
22 June 2011
Super
“Une très bonne app pour le travail de l’oreille harmonique. Progressif, clair et intuitif (pour les anglophones).”
samuel Deberles
FR
17 June 2011
Complete triad teacher
“Another brilliant app from this developer. What more could I ask for? [Well, a full chord tutor (not just triad chords), and then chord progressions.] Thanks!”
Bogasam
GB
20 May 2011
Nice little app
Yeah!
Skaginator
GB
16 May 2011
Excellent but can be expanded
“Great product and interface. [I’d like to see the first stage of each level use an anchor note and not jump around. Like it is in relative pitch. And I would live to see the app expand to 7th chords.] But still worth every penny!!! 4 stars only because it is not to it’s full potential yet!!!”
Keena Darland
US
25 April 2011
Great App!
“It is very easy and simple to train chords with Chordelia! If you’ll add some more chords like 7th and 9th it would be fantastic! With a great pleasure I would give 5 stars if a new version will be soon realeased!”
Mousikn
IT
24 April 2011
Ottima
“Ottimo allenamento quotidiano sempre con me. Assieme a relative pitch è super! Per aggiornamenti: [mancano triadi sus e poi incrementare con armonie a 4 voci! Allora 5 stelle!]”
Capitan Martino
IT
17 April 2011
Rater
“Excellent. High quality piano tones just like their interval trainer, blows the other apps to smithereens. [Would have been better with dominants. They should do an extended chord version and also scales/modes, I would buy that for shozzle.]”
Duck Chorris
AU
13 April 2011
Very happy students all use too!
Very happy students all use too!
rwkhartwell
US
9 April 2011
Worth ten times the price…seriously!
“Wow! These guys have really out done themselves this time. I’ve been working with a professional instructor on harmonic ear training for the past few weeks. Consequently, I was very eager to check out the release of Chordelia. Basically it does exactly what my instructor does…for substantially less. I highly recommend this app for anyone interested in improving their ear for harmony.”
Microtoner
US
6 April 2011
Perfect for the basics
“A great app for getting your ears around triads. Like Relative Pitch, it makes ear training fun. I think a little more focus could be given to inversions. Otherwise excellent.”
Soupy Victor
GB
5 April 2011
I wish I’d had this when I was learning chords
“I spent hours and hours in front of a piano keyboard during high school and college, playing one chord after another in order to learn to differentiate between them. This app would have made the process much easier. It is very easy to use, portable, and does exactly what it advertises – helps you learn the sound of different types of chords. I particularly like that you can customize settings in the training mode. Make the chords go faster or slower, display the chord type while it is playing or after it has played, plus several other customizable options. Both my 5 year-old granddaughters and I think this is a great app, and all three of us think you should buy it if you want to learn to differentiate various types of chords.”
rhnt.biz
US
5 April 2011
Very effective
A good find which is easy to use and effective. Sound quality is great and I feel it’s already made a difference to me. Thanks!
ZombieAdam
GB
5 April 2011
“Superb app
incredibly useful”,”This is what I love about the iPhone and the App Store, they allow small indie developers to release excellent niche products that make parts of your life so much more fun. This is another brilliant app from Easy Ear Training; well designed, good looking, stable, inexpensive and thoroughly useful. I’ve been training and testing for the past few days, and I’ve improved my knowledge of chords more quickly than any other method I’ve tried. Part of this is undoubtedly due to the fun factor, as this is truly the most entertaining way to learn something that has previously seemed a bit tedious and dry. Fantastic app, I can’t recommend it enough!”
JamJam74
GB
4 April 2011
Very useful tool
“As someone who has a very basic knowledge of chords, I found this app to be really useful in helping to improve my overall understanding. We recently purchased a piano and I am hoping to learn to play. I feel that using this app will really help me in learning basic chord structure.”
Eglon
US
4 April 2011
Great for improving your ear on the go
“Have just been using this on the train and great to know that I can really improve my practical music skills whilst on a packed commuter train. The interface is really straight forward and the tests give you a great benchmark, I thought I could easily distinguish minor and diminished chords but my initial performance said otherwise. Of course, after going back to the training my next test was much better.. A great app that builds alongside the Relative Pitch app and also check out the website for interesting articles on ear training, especially on practical techniques that you can use everyday.”
Neill Campbell
GB
2 April 2011
Great app for ear training
“Fun and easy to use, Chordelia’s been very educational already in training me on the differences between chords. It’s fun to learn (some of) the theory on chords, train my ear a bit, and then apply that to the music I hear around me (recorded music, tv shows/movies, etc.) It has helped to deepen my understanding of that music, in particular how the use of specific kinds of chords – and the emotions that those chords evoke – tie closely with the content of the music/scene.”
David Cho
US
2 April 2011
Another great professional ear training app!
“I’ve been a long-time user of their first app, RelativePitch, and had found it very useful to improve my ability to identify intervals (I’m a singer, so this is very useful thing to have :-) ) and was by far the best app for that category in the app store. Just downloaded their new app, and it has the same simple interface that ‘simply works’ and I am already familiar with. It allows for easy training and testing, encourages you to get better with a simple yet effective reward system. If you want to get better at identifying intervals, I’d give this app a try!”
“As an avid user of Relative Pitch, I’ve been waiting for an app to help me with chords. I was thrilled to find Chordelia, and am already hooked. There are three things in particular that I enjoy so far: 1) It’s easy to use: the graphical interface is clean and user friendly and I feel like I’ve been able to navigate through the app easily 2) It’s educational: I have a basic understanding of chords, but this app is already helping me reach a whole different level 3) It’s fun! Just like RelativePitch, I enjoy that it feels like a game and I get instant feedback on how I’m doing. I would highly recommend this to anyone whose looking to learn about chords or improve their ear. Outstanding!”
GSC79
US
1 April 2011
Chordtastisch!
“Einfach perfekt! Wie alle Apps von easyeartraining hat auch dieses eine der besten soundqualitaeten, was die Übungstöne angeht! Das App tut was es verspricht: es spielt Akkorde und man muss zwischen moll / dur / vermindert etc. Unterscheiden. Endlich mal eine Möglichkeit, diese fiesen Feinheiten der Akkorumkehrungen zu üben! [Einziges Manko ist das wechseln der Übungen; das geht momentan noch ein bisschen umstaendlich via fingerwisch statt pfeiltasten, wird aber sicherlich bald geändert. Kein Grund für Sternabzüge!] Wie gesagt: Spitze!”
ParanoidMonkee
DE
1 April 2011
Great tutor!
“Awesome app, really helpful trying to get my ageing years to distinguish between different chord types. Thanks Easy Ear Training!”
impaler_diz
GB
1 April 2011
Enjoyable way to make progress
The sound quality on this app seems better than the previous Relative Pitch and the whole UI is user friendly. Good that in training mode you can read as it plays. I though I was doing ok but only got 4 of the first 6 I tried. It does teach you to listen more carefully!!
Thesquashplayer
GB
1 April 2011
Great app
It’s both fun and informative.
GrahamL109
GB
1 April 2011
Really useful
“Works on the same principle as Relativepitch. Great app for getting you to hear the basic 4 triads (maj, min, dim & aug) and there inversions.”
Bonjay
GB
1 April 2011
“Educational
fun and easy to use”,”I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Chordelia and it really was worth the wait. This is another sure fire hit from Easy Ear training, which makes learning chords fun and easy. I’ve always been a little uncertain around variations like augmented chords, and think this will really help…if I can prise it out of the hand of my son for long enough of course!”
Bardils
GB
1 April 2011
Awesome!
Yet another brilliant app from Easy Ear Training. Already learning so much!
spacerobot
GB
1 April 2011
“Clear
simple and effective”,This is a great tool for helping listeners and musicians get more out of their love of music. It’s simple and easy to use and a bargain.
greatneb
GB
1 April 2011
Another great professional ear training app!
“I’ve been a long-time user of their first app, RelativePitch, and had found it very useful to improve my ability to identify intervals (I’m a singer, so this is very useful thing to have :-) ) and was by far the best app for that category in the app store. Just downloaded their new app, and it has the same simple interface that ‘simply works’ and I am already familiar with. It allows for easy training and testing, encourages you to get better with a simple yet effective reward system. If you want to get better at identifying intervals, I’d give this app a try!”
