WHAT IS THE DOMINANT CHORD IN A SIX-FOUR CHORD PROGRESSION?!
Question: WHAT IS THE DOMINANT CHORD IN A SIX-FOUR CHORD PROGRESSION!?
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I have a MM in Music Theory!. This will be hard for some people to take but the cadential 6/4 chord - even though it is technically a tonic chord, yet in 2nd inversion - IS dominant in function in this instance!!!! YES!!!! Of course, the V chord or V7 chord is always the OBVIOUS choice for dominant function - but consider that classic structure of a 6/4 cadence: a IV chord, then a I 6/4 chord, then a V7, then a 1 chord!. Assume the IV chord to be in closed (piano) voicing!. The top F moves down a 1/2 step to E; the alto C remains; the tenor A goes to G; the the bass moves up a step to G!. Notice that the G is doubled!. Still here!? OK !. !. !. The top 2 notes of the 6/4 chord move down to create the V chord - the 7 can often occur in passing down in the resolution to the final I chord!.
SO - if you *eliminated* the 6/4 chord, you'd have you straight-up IV!. V(7) I!. The inclusion of the I 64 chord is a result of two parallel *passing tones*!. Remember, the RULES do not come first ( not matter how ill you think of us theorists!) - the *harmonic practice* comes first - and this is a small, far-removed vestige from the polyphonic era, wherein the harmony was the outgrowth of the intersections of polyphonic lines!.
I do not expect everyone to agree - but it would be nice if a few people thought it over!. It's a great bar joke (if you hang out with other geeks), or parlor trick - "When is a I chord considered dominant - and V or V does NOT count!"
OK - for the poor kid doing her homework - it's the V or V7 chord, sweetie!. The rest of the above is an old-lady theorist havin' some fun with other oldsters on this question!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
SO - if you *eliminated* the 6/4 chord, you'd have you straight-up IV!. V(7) I!. The inclusion of the I 64 chord is a result of two parallel *passing tones*!. Remember, the RULES do not come first ( not matter how ill you think of us theorists!) - the *harmonic practice* comes first - and this is a small, far-removed vestige from the polyphonic era, wherein the harmony was the outgrowth of the intersections of polyphonic lines!.
I do not expect everyone to agree - but it would be nice if a few people thought it over!. It's a great bar joke (if you hang out with other geeks), or parlor trick - "When is a I chord considered dominant - and V or V does NOT count!"
OK - for the poor kid doing her homework - it's the V or V7 chord, sweetie!. The rest of the above is an old-lady theorist havin' some fun with other oldsters on this question!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You mean a 6/4 5/3 chord progression!. a 6/4 is just a second inversion chord!
A 6/4 5/3 is a cadential 6/4 on the note C it would be CFA followed by CEG!. In C major there would be no dominant chord here (chord V)!.
In F major, the progression would end on the dominant i!.e!. C in F major is the Dominant!.
Finally, surely you do not mean a VI IV chord progression which also would not contain a Dominant!Www@Enter-QA@Com
A 6/4 5/3 is a cadential 6/4 on the note C it would be CFA followed by CEG!. In C major there would be no dominant chord here (chord V)!.
In F major, the progression would end on the dominant i!.e!. C in F major is the Dominant!.
Finally, surely you do not mean a VI IV chord progression which also would not contain a Dominant!Www@Enter-QA@Com
A dominant chord is a major chord with a minor 7th!. a six-four progression has nothing to do with what chord will be dominant, but more than likely it'll be a V with a 7th in any progression!. That guy above me is right btw!. he says it better than me!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
In The Star-Spangled Banner, "home" is a tonic 6-4 chord on Bb, "of the" consists of two dominant seventh chords on F, and "brave" is a tonic root chord on Bb!.
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In My Country, 'Tis of Thee, "free-" is a tonic 6-4 on F, "-dom" is a dominant seventh chord on C, and "ring" is a tonic root chord on F!.
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In Abide With Me, "-bide" is a tonic 6-4 on Eb, "with" is a dominant seventh chord on Bb, and "me" is a tonic root chord on Eb!.
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http://www!.web-helper!.net/PDMusic/101Bes!.!.!.
In My Country, 'Tis of Thee, "free-" is a tonic 6-4 on F, "-dom" is a dominant seventh chord on C, and "ring" is a tonic root chord on F!.
http://www!.breadsite!.org/psheet3/my%20co!.!.!.
In Abide With Me, "-bide" is a tonic 6-4 on Eb, "with" is a dominant seventh chord on Bb, and "me" is a tonic root chord on Eb!.
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