MU266 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Predominant Chord, Borrowed Chord
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Usually appears over bass 4 in its 1st inversion. Chromatic predominant chord with a strong association with the minor mode due to the flat 6. Through modal mixture the chord also appears in major. Because it is pd in function it is normally followed by a dominant. A cross relation between flat 2 and 2 is acceptable. It is often avoided by omitting the 2 or softened by an intervening cadential 6/4 chord. It is best to double 4 the bass of flat ii6. Flat 2 must be followed by 7 in the same voice in the dominant that follows and undoubled flat. Results from the conflict of the melodic tendency of flat 2 to fall to 1, and the harmonic tendency of the flat ii chord to move to the dominant. The move from flat 2 to 7 is filled in with a passing 1 supported by an unstable chord.
