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- How do German augmented sixth chords resolve?
- What is a German 6th chord?
- What is a German Augmented 6th chord?
How do German augmented sixth chords resolve?
The notes of the augmented 6th interval resolve outward by half step to make an octave on the 5th scale degree; one tonic note moves to the leading tone, and one to the 2nd scale degree, making a V triad with the root doubled.
What is a German 6th chord?
Simon Sechter explains the chord of the French sixth chord as being a chromatically altered version of a seventh chord on the second degree of the scale, . The German sixth is explained as a chromatically altered ninth chord on the same root but with the root omitted.
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.
