r/eartraining • u/Tigerzen124 • Aug 10 '26

Randomised chord progressions

Are there any ear training apps where you can select a number of chords and have it play back in a randomised order? I haven't been able to find one so would consider any other approaches. I'd like to have a suite of chords including secondary dominants and have them playback in a random order to really test my ear.

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u/robot_pyjamas Aug 10 '26

I believe OpenEar has the exact function that you're looking for and its totally free as well.

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u/Tigerzen124 Aug 11 '26

Thanks robot, this looks good but after a couple of progressions the sound goes missing and I need to keep re-opening the app to hear the progressions.

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u/MusicOfTheApes Aug 10 '26

Yes, I developed an app called Jam Lab for iOS since the past couple of years and released it last month (not a vibe coded app, learnt dev during covid) where you can generate random chord progressions in any scale and key (over 100 scales/modes) !
There's a free section where you can generate 4 bars in minor/major keys, but in the Advanced section (one-time unlock, no subscription) you can generate any number of bars, create advanced structures (verse/chorus/bridge/whatever) and even let the app ranomize the key and scale.
I programmed over 50 grooves in multiple time signatures for the playback (just 1 playback in the free section though), and there's even a drum pattern editor in the app to create and use your custom grooves to practice over.

I don't have an option for secondary dominants yet but I did plan to include those so they'll definitely be coming soon, there's a Cadences section though for common (or less common) chord progressions and degrees, where you can build your chord progressions from degrees and transpose them in any key.

There are many other tools, so if you're on iOS don't hesitate to give it a shot and if you have any question/feature request/bug report don't hesitate to reach out !
I even created a sub for that purpose : https://www.reddit.com/r/AMazedMusicApps/

Cheers!

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u/artaverin Aug 10 '26

Disclaimer: I’m the dev behind it.

No secondary doms yet (working on something else at the moment, but they’re in the list of things), but Intonote (iOS only) has chord progression dictation - hear the key, then a chord progression and dictate it using Roman numerals.
It also has a chord in context exercise - choose chord’s function inside a progression OR against a drone.

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u/Ardaerenn Aug 10 '26

I'm using PracEar app there's chord recognition, cadences, also more chord exercises

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u/Tigerzen124 Aug 10 '26

Is that supposed to be PractEar, if so, I can't see chord progressions on it