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Chapter Five
Harmonies of the Major and Minor Scales
Diatonic Chords
A.
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B.
F: IV Db: vi c: vio f# iv G: ii
d: VI Gb: iii g: iio A: ii C: vi
g: III Eb: X Bb: viio D: vi F: iii
c# : i e: iv E: IV Gb: V c: X
A: iii F: iii B: X Ab: IV Ab: viio
E: vi G: ii c# : VI f: VI f: iio
C.
2 4 5
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w b
b w#
b w
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6 4
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2
D.
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1
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3
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4
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7
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9
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10
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Functional Tonality
A.
1
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2
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3
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5
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B.
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C.
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P P P P R
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D. 3 4 7
G: I iii vi I IV vi 3 ii IV 4
4
6
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The opening pattern displays elements of those in Example 5-11 over the diatonic
descending bass line. Your instructor may suggest that the second chord is
4
actually a V, and there are good reasons for regarding it as such. This will be
explained in later chapters.
Seventh Chords
A. 7 7 7 o7 7
1 iii 2 V 3 vi 4 vii 5 ii
7 ø7 7 7
6 IV 7 vii 8 VI 9 V7 10 iv
4 4 6 4 o6
B. 1 ii 2 2 V 2 3 vi 5 4 VI 3 5 vii 5
4 6 4 6
6 iv 2 7 V5 8 iv 7 9 IV 3 10 IV 5
C.
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1 2 5
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3 4
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8
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6 10
D. 7 7 7 7 7
F: iii vi ii V I V IV V I