Chords 5C: Mode mixture

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• Select topic Welcome!

  Welcome!

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  With this course you can practise:

  • Mode mixture / Borrowed chords

  Recommended to study before this course:

  • Chords 5B
• Select topic Modal mixture / Borrowed chords

  Modal mixture / Borrowed chords

  
  

  Modal mixture (or borrowing) is the harmonic technique of mixing the notes from the parallel major and natural-minor modes (e.g., C major and C minor).
  

  A borrowed chord is a chord borrowed from the parallel key (minor or major scale with the same tonic).

  
  
• Select topic Minor IV in major key

  Minor IV in major key

  The minor third (the sixth degree of parallel minor scale) is borrowed to the IV degree chord.

  
  

  • Select activity 1. IVb example in C major

    

    1. IVb example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. Select chord

    

    1. Select chord mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. Select chord (texture)

    

    1. Select chord (texture) mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. Add chord notes

    

    1. Add chord notes mmusic

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  • Select activity 1. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

    1. Add chord notes on keyboard mmusic

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• Select topic Diminished II in major key

  Diminished II in major key

  The sixth degree of parallel minor scale is borrowed to the II degree chord.

  
  

  • Select activity 2. Dim II example in C major

    

    2. Dim II example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. II7 example in C major

    

    2. II7 example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. Select chord

    

    2. Select chord mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. Select chord (texture)

    

    2. Select chord (texture) mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. Add chord notes

    

    2. Add chord notes mmusic

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  • Select activity 2. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

    2. Add chord notes on keyboard mmusic

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• Select topic bVI

  bVI

  A major chord  based on lowered 6. degree is borrowed from minor to major.

  
  

  • Select activity 3. bVI example in C major

    

    3. bVI example in C major mmusic

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  • Select activity 3. Select chord

    

    3. Select chord mmusic

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  • Select activity 3. Select chord (texture)

    

    3. Select chord (texture) mmusic

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  • Select activity 3. Add chord notes

    

    3. Add chord notes mmusic

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  • Select activity 3. Add chord notes on keyboard

    

    3. Add chord notes on keyboard mmusic

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