Music - Basic Chord progressions

I II III IV V VI VII

.?---------------------| . . perfect cadence

.?----------------| . . . plagal cadence

. . . . |----?. . interrupted cadence

|---------------------?. . . imperfect cadence

. . . . . .

|----------------?. . . . other strong chord

|----------------------------? . progressions

. |---------------?. . .

. . . . ?----|

. .?---------------------|

T S M S D S L

O U E U O U E

N P D B M B A

I E I D I M D

C R E O N E I

T N M E D N

O T I N I G

N N T E

I T N

C T

cadences can also occur in the middle of a phrase


dominent 7th

strange to end imperfect less definite perfect best to always do cadence on V7 so go via V cadence - 7th falls this whenever follows V7 to medient

from 2nd inversion

base note(s) held other notes fall to form double appogg

conditions for 2nd inversion

or long rest on V

Supertonic 7th

Supertonic 7th

minor triad plus 7th

 


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