Chords 5B: Secondary dominant chords

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• Select topic Welcome!

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  With this course you can practise:

  • Secondary dominant chords V7/V - V7/IV - V7/II - V7/VI

  Recommended to study before this course:

  • Chords 3A and 3B
• Select topic Altered chords, secondary dominant

  Altered chords, secondary dominant

  An altered chord is a chord containing at least one tone that is foreign to the key.

  A secondary dominant is an altered chord having a dominant or leading tone relationship to a major or minor chord. 

  The most common secondary dominant chords in C major key:

  
  

  The most common secondary dominant chords in A minor key:

  
  

  
  
• Select topic Secondary dominant V7/V

  Secondary dominant V7/V

  V7/V is the dominant of the dominant. For example in C major key G is the dominant (V) and D is dominant of G (V/V)

  V7/V is common in major and minor keys.

  
  

  • Select activity 1. V7/V example in C major

    

    1. V7/V example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. V7/V example in C minor

    

    1. V7/V example in C minor mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. Select chord

    

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  • Select activity 1. Select chord (texture)

    

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  • Select activity 1. Add chord notes

    

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  • Select activity 1. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

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• Select topic Secondary dominant V7/IV

  Secondary dominant V7/IV

  
  

  V7/IV is a dominant seventh chord built on 1st degree. For example C7 chord in C major key leads to F. 

  
  

  • Select activity 2. V7/IV example in C major

    

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  • Select activity 2. V7/IV example in C minor

    

    2. V7/IV example in C minor mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. Select chord

    

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  • Select activity 2. Select chord (texture)

    

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  • Select activity 2. Add chord notes

    

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  • Select activity 2. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

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• Select topic Secondary dominant V7/II

  Secondary dominant V7/II

  
  

  In major keys the V7/II chord leads to a II degree minor chord. It doesn't exist in minor keys because the II degree chord is diminished.

  
  

  • Select activity 3. V7/II example in C major

    

    3. V7/II example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 3. Select chord

    

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  • Select activity 3. Select chord (texture)

    

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  • Select activity 3. Add chord notes

    

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  • Select activity 3. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

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• Select topic Secondary dominant V7/VI

  Secondary dominant V7/VI

  
  

  In major keys V7/VI chord implies parallel minor key.

  
  

  • Select activity 4. V7/VI example in C major

    

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  • Select activity 4. V7/VI example in C minor

    

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  • Select activity 4. Select chord

    

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  • Select activity 4. Select chord (texture)

    

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  • Select activity 4. Add chord notes

    

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  • Select activity 4. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

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