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- What are passing 6 4 chords?
- How do you write a 6'4 chord?
- What is a 6'4 cadence?
- What quality is this chord?
What are passing 6 4 chords?
The passing 6/4 is the result of a specific passing motion in the bass, either up or down. In the example below, the ^2 is supporting a dominant triad in second inversion. The passing 6/4, like any passing chord, is a prolonging gesture, so it passes between two chords of the same or similar function.
How do you write a 6'4 chord?
A simple way to create a passing six-four chord is to take a chord and its first inversion; my example uses I and I6, but you may use any diatonic chord and its first inversion. Then fill in the gap of a third in the bass between these two chords with a passing tone. That note will be the bass note for the 6/4 chord.
What is a 6'4 cadence?
The cadential 6 4 is a melodic and harmonic formula that often appears at the end of phrases in music of the common practice period. Typically, it consists of a decoration of the dominant chord by displacing both its third and fifth by a step above.
What quality is this chord?
There are 4 types of qualities: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. In their simplest form, a chord is made up of 3 notes known as a triad, and the quality of the chord is determined by the intervals between the notes. ... It relies on the number of semitones between the pair of notes in a triad.
