Chords Flashcards
Diminished triad + minor 7th
Half diminished
Major triad + major 7th
Major 7th
Diminished triad + diminished 7th
Fully diminished 7th
Minor triad + minor 7th
Minor seventh chord
Major triad + minor 7th
Dominant 7th chord
What function does a 2 chord have
Subdominant
What function does a three chord have
Tonic
What function does a four chord have
Subdominant
What function does a six chord have
Tonic
What function does a seven chord have
Dominant
What function is the Neapolitan chord (bII6)
Predominant
Chromatic tone diminished 7th build and function
Root sustained, 3rd, 5th, decorated with neighbor tones
Doesn’t really have one- decor
Diminished third chord
Aug six with #4 in bass
Aug 7 chord function and tendency tones
Function as applied dom Raised 5 goes up. 7th goes down (may need to double third).
When is major 3 in a major key (raised 3rd) common
1- 3- 5- 1
Right before tonight opening of next phrase
Aug 6 build and where it leads to most often
Scale degree 1, #4, minor 6. Minor 6 in bass
V
Neapolitan 6th other name, function, tendency tones
bII6
Subdominant
TT: lowered 2-1, minor (lowered) 6-5
Lowered 2 (RA), 7 (ti), 1 (do)
Italian augmented six build, function, tendency tones, what goes in bass
Six is usually in bass. Scale degree 1 is doubled, raised scale degree 4, and minor 6
Predom- can lead to five or cadential 6/4
Raised 4 up, minor 6 down
French augmented six chord build, function, and tendency tones
Minor 6 is usually in bass. Scale degree 1, raised scale degree 4, minor 6, and scale degree 2
Subdominant function- can lead to V or cadential 6/4
Raised scale degree 4 goes up, minor 6 goes down
German augmented 6 chords build, function, and tendency tones
Minor 6 usually in bass. Scale degree 1, raised 4, minor 6, and MINOR THREE.
Subdominant- must lead to cadential 6/4
Raised 4 goes up to 5, minor 6 down
What is the enharmonic equivalent to a German augmented 6
Dom 7
Neapolitan Chord build, function doubling, what it leads to, voice leading, and where it usually occurs
bII(6)
Subdominant
Do not double chromatic notes
Leads to a V7 of sorts
b2 and m6 scale degrees resolve down
RA-TI-DO
Minor
When is #III most common
Root motion of thirds
Lead to tonic opening of next phrase
Common tone diminished 7
Common tone sustained, 3rd and 5th are decorated with chromatic neighbors
Chromatic mediant chord
Scale degree three as root
Chromatic submediant chord
Scale degree 6 as root
Enharmonically reinterpreted o7
German Aug 6 can go to dom 7 and viio7 can function in multiple keys (there are only four unique ones)
