Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/chords

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Subsidiary chord

Subsidiary chord
Play}}.

In music and musical analysis, a subsidiary chord is an elaboration of a principal harmonic chord in a chord progression.

If the principal chord (X) is partially replaced by the subsidiary (Y), there are three possible positions - beginning, middle, and end - for the subsidiary: :X–Ya :Y–X :X–Y–X

Play}}

For example, a subsidiary chord in a modulation.

A subsidiary chord may be a chord with related function and/or sharing pitches, for example in E major, Cm (C-E-G) as a subsidiary for E (E-G-B), which share two of three pitches and are related as tonic parallel (vi) and tonic (I).

References

References

  1. [[Peter van der Merwe (musicologist). van der Merwe, Peter]] (2005). ''Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music'', p.501. {{ISBN. 0-19-816647-8.
  2. Becker, Julius (1845). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=i10JAQAAMAAJ&q=subsidiary+chord&pg=PA1 A concise treatise on harmony]'', p.17. Ewer & Co.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

chords
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Subsidiary chord — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report