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What is a ii chord?
A minor chord built on the 2nd scale degree in a major key; diminished in minor.
What is a IV chord?
A major chord built on the 4th scale degree.
What is a ii7 chord?
A supertonic seventh chord.
What is a IV7 chord?
A subdominant seventh chord.
What is the function of ii6?
A supertonic chord in first inversion.
What is the function of iv6?
A subdominant chord in first inversion in minor keys.
What is the function of ii 6/5?
A supertonic seventh chord in first inversion.
What is the function of ii 4/2?
A supertonic seventh chord in third inversion.
What is the difference between ii and iio?
ii is minor, iio is diminished.
What is the difference between IV and iv?
IV is major, iv is minor.
What is a predominant chord?
A chord that leads to the dominant, creating anticipation.
What is the function of a supertonic chord?
A predominant chord built on the 2nd scale degree.
What is the function of a subdominant chord?
A predominant chord built on the 4th scale degree.
What is a supertonic seventh chord?
A seventh chord built on the 2nd scale degree.
What is a subdominant seventh chord?
A seventh chord built on the 4th scale degree.
Define 'voice leading'.
The smooth connection of individual melodic lines in a chord progression.
What is a chordal seventh?
The interval of a seventh above the root of a chord.
What does 'inversion' mean in chord context?
A chord where a note other than the root is in the bass.
What is a tendency tone?
A note that has a strong pull towards another note.
What does contrary motion mean?
When two voices move in opposite directions.
What is a predominant chord?
A chord that typically precedes the dominant, creating anticipation.
Define supertonic.
The chord built on the second scale degree.
Define subdominant.
The chord built on the fourth scale degree.
What is a seventh chord?
A chord consisting of a triad plus a note a seventh above the root.
What is a chordal seventh?
The note that is a seventh above the root of a seventh chord.
Define inversion.
A chord where the root is not in the bass.
What is voice leading?
The way individual melodic lines move in relation to each other.
Define tendency tone.
A note that has a strong pull towards another note.
What does contrary motion mean?
When two voices move in opposite directions.
What is a common tone?
A note that is shared between two chords.