ENTRY 8

6/4 CHORDS & EXPANDING THE BASIC PHRASE 

* The 6/4 chords are used to expand basic phrases, this chord is formed with the fifth degree in the bass, and it embellishes the V or V7 chord in root position.  

* The chord progression that forms the expansion of a predominant harmony is 1, 4, 5, 1 or 1, 2, 5 1. The predominant chords approaching the 6/4 are ii⁶, ii⁷, or IV, and in minor keys, they are ii𝇈⁶, ii𝆩⁷, and iv. 

IMAGE OF A CADENTIAL 6/4 CHORD PROGRESSION.

* Recognizing the 6/4 chord in the four voices using C major as an example. The embellished 6/4 chord that comes before the V is made up of G, E in the bass and G, C in the treble clef, appearing as the tonic. This is resolved by having the C move to B and the E move to D.

* Even though the 6/4 may appear as the tonic, it is V6/4 leading to 5/3. This is identified as V 6 over 4 with two dashes leading to 5 over 3 (5/3). The V7 has a setup of the V next to 8, 6, 4 that is above each other, with three dashes leading to 7, 5, 3.

IN THIS IMAGE, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE 6/4 CHORD APPEAR AS THE TONIC

 BUT IT IS ACTUALLY V6/4.

THE CADENTIAL 6/4 RESOLVING TO V7.

* There are four types of 6/4 chords, these are the cadential 6/4, pedal or neighboring 6/4, passing 6/4, the arpeggiating 6/4.

* The cadential 6/4 perform as the dominant although it is in the form of a triad, it expands the dominant area with a dissonant on the strong beat and resolving on a week beat. 

IMAGE OF THE CADENTIAL 6/4.

* The pedal or neighboring 6/4 are formed by neighboring notes in the upper voice. These notes are accompanied by chords of the lower voice while the bass harmonizes as lower pedal notes. 

THIS IS A IMAGE OF NEIGHBORING MOTION IN THE BASS.

NEIGHBORING MOTION IN THE UPPER VOICE, AND IN THE BASS IS THE PEDAL MOTION IN.

IMAGE of A STATIC BASS NOTE.

* The arpeggiating 6/4 occurs in the bass as an arpeggiated tonic triad. The fifth is used to form the 6/4 chord along with notes in the upper voice. 

* The passing 6/4, This 6/4 is involved with a voice exchange of the fifth and third degree. This chord is located in the middle of the other two chords as a passing note in the bass.  

IMAGE OF A PASSING 6/4.

This A Performance of The Melody Above That Involves The Cadential 6/4

A VIDEO OF THE CADENTIAL 6/4 CHORD PROGRESSION.

THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT THE CADENTIAL 6/4 CHORD PROGRESSION RESOLVING TO V & V7. 

 

VIDEO ON THREE TYPES OF 6/4 CHORDS.