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- What is a Swiss chord?
- How many augmented sixth chords are there?
- What is a German Augmented 6th chord?
What is a Swiss chord?
The Swiss augmented-sixth chord has four members: le, do, ri, and fi. This chord is named “Swiss” because it sounds German but is spelled like the French. (ri in place of me) (Switzerland has a mixture of German-, French-, Italian-, and Romansch-based languages, with German and French being the largest.)
How many augmented sixth chords are there?
Types. There are three main types of augmented sixth chords, commonly known as the Italian sixth, the French sixth, and the German sixth.
What is a German Augmented 6th chord?
The German Sixth
The German sixth chord is built on the fourth degree. It is a seventh chord. It is most commonly in the first inversion. Its root is raised in order to create an augmented sixth interval with the bass: German Sixth, A minor.
