1:3 Extended and Altered Chords Flashcards
Review Questions
What do extended chords provide?
Extended chords provide tone color and tensions
Review Questions
When composers use extended chords, what chord tone is normally omitted and why?
The 5th is normally omitted;
It is the least important note when it comes to establishing tonality, tone color, or tensions.
Review Questions
When writing chords with an extension of a ninth, describe how that tension gets resolved.
The 9th usually resolves down by step. In order to resolve upward, a passing tone may be used to avoid intervals of a third or greater.
Review Questions
When writing chords with an extension of an 11th, what chord tones are omitted and why?
The 5th and 3rd are omitted;
5th isn’t needed;
3rd would clash with 11th (sus 4)
Review Questions
When writing chords with an extension of a 13th, what chord tones are omitted and why?
5th, 9th and 11th;
5th isn’t needed;
9th and 11th would clash with the tonic and third
Which chord is most often chromatically altered? Why?
The dominant chord; because of the impact which that chord has on the tonality of the tonic key and because the 3rd of that chord is the leading tone of the tonic key and the 5th of the dominant is the super tonic of the tonic key.
The raised 5th usually appears on which chords?
the I, IV, or V chords in the Major keys.
