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Chapter 9

This document discusses harmonic progression and harmonizing melodies. It reviews chord function including tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords. It also covers common chord progressions in major and minor keys such as circle progressions, progressions by thirds, and progressions by seconds. Additionally, it discusses chord inversions including passing six-four, pedal six-four, and arpeggiated six-four chords. Characteristics of cadential six-four chords are also outlined. The summary provides an overview of second inversion triads, types of six-four chords based on bass motion, and properties of cadential six-four chords.

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Chapter 9

This document discusses harmonic progression and harmonizing melodies. It reviews chord function including tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords. It also covers common chord progressions in major and minor keys such as circle progressions, progressions by thirds, and progressions by seconds. Additionally, it discusses chord inversions including passing six-four, pedal six-four, and arpeggiated six-four chords. Characteristics of cadential six-four chords are also outlined. The summary provides an overview of second inversion triads, types of six-four chords based on bass motion, and properties of cadential six-four chords.

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Harmonic Progression and

Harmonizing a Melody
Review - Chord Fuction

Tonic
I i and vi VI

Dominant
V and viio

Subdominant or Predominant
IV iv and ii iio
Home NOT Home
Chords with Tonic Fuction

I/i any other chord


vi/VI ii/iio, IV/iv, V/v
Chords with Dominant Fuction

V/v I/i, vi/VI


viio/VII I, i
Chords with Subdominant Fuction
Chords with Subdominant Fuction

IV/iv I/i, ii/iio, V/v, viio


ii/iio V/v, viio
Common Harmonic progression in major key
Common Harmonic progression in minor key
Common types of progression

• Circle progression
occurs when root motion is equal to up a forth or down a fifth. This gives
the feeling of overlapping dominants to tonic. This is the strongest motion
in tonal music.
Common types of progression
Common types of progression

• Progressions by thirds
occurs when the movement of chords where the root of
each chord is either up pr down by a third.

I - vi - IV - ii - vii o6 - ... I
I - vi - IV - ii - V - ... I
i - VI - iv - iio - viio6 - i
i - VI - iv - iio - V - i
Common types of progression

• Progressions by seconds
occurs when the movement of chords where the root of
each chord is either up or down by a second.

I - IV - V - I

i - VI - iv6 - V
Chord Progression with Inversions

• The second inversion is when the 5th of the traid is in the


bass.
• In part writings and composition, the second inversion
chords are the weakest inversion.
Chord Progression with Inversions

Passing six-four: the bass line will look like a passing-tone figure,
with three stepwise ascending or descending notes, and the
middle chord will be a chord
Chord Progression with Inversions
Chord Progression with Inversions
Chord Progression with Inversions

Pedal

Passing six-four: the bassline will consist of three repeated notes,


and the middle chord will be a chord.
Chord Progression with Inversions

Pedal
Chord Progression with Inversions
Pedal
Chord Progression with Inversions
Arpeggiated

Arpeggiated six-four: These are chords where the bass line creates an
arpeggio.
Chord Progression with Inversions

Arpeggiated
Chord Progression with Inversions

Arpeggiated
Chord Progression with Inversions
Chord Progression with Inversions
Chord Progression with Inversions
Characteristics of the Cadential 6/4

• The cadential 6/4 will always occur on a strong beat


and move to a weak, no exception!
• The 4th in the cadential 6/4 will always resolve down
by step to the 3rd.
Summary

• Second inversion triads are sonically weak and therefore


only have certain harmonic functions which they serve.
• Passing, Arpeggiating and Pedal 6/4 chords are classified by
their motion in the bass relative to the surrounding chords.
• Cadential 6/4 is spelled like a tonic triad, but is actually an
expansion of V, and it always occurs on a strong beat.
• Consider carefully when composing or analyzing.
Exercise p206, 207
PROgression vs. RETROgression

T-S-D-T

T-D-S-T

Do NOT follow V with IV, ii6, or ii 6/5


Do NOT follow vi (VI) with (i)
Do NOT follow ii with IV

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