Chapter 16

chords of sequence in minor

  • not entirely practical
    • this is due to resolution issues
  • the major-minor chord built off of scale degree 1 cannot be used for resolution
  • the half diminished chord built off of scale degree 2 resolves to the dominant triad
  • augmented minor chord built off of scale degree 3
    • is used but the 5th needs to be led up a tone
    • hardly though
  • minor seventh chord built off of scale degree 4
    • used often and lead to the 7th diminished chord
      • this avoids steps of augmented 2nd
      • avoids the doubling of leading tones
  • major seventh chord built off of scale degree 6
    • best resolved into the seventh chord built off of degree 2
  • fully diminished 7th chord built off of 7th scale degree is not dealt with in sequences
  • therefore we are only able to make fragments of sequences in minor
    • using: 2,4,5,6,7

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