What Can You Write Before an Augmented 6th Chord - Music Composition

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • Which are the most common approach chords? We consider the reasons why these chords work better than other options, examining voice leading, the smooth progression of parts, and the avoidance of parallels & false relations. This music composition lesson will empower you to use augmented 6th chords in context.
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    🕘 Timestamps
    0:00 - Introduction to what can you write before an augmented 6th chord
    0:29 - Building an augmented 6th chord
    1:15 - Italian, French and German augmented 6th chords
    2:11 - What's the point of this video?
    2:42 - Chord I
    4:38 - Chord IV
    7:53 - Chord V
    10:30 - Chord VI
    12:43 - Conclusion
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Komentáře • 29

  • @MusicMattersGB
    @MusicMattersGB  Před 11 měsíci

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  • @MehdiD.Ardebili
    @MehdiD.Ardebili Před 10 měsíci +3

    Gareth, do you think you could more videos relating to musical structure? Unless I'm greatly mistaken, from what I see most of your videos are more to with harmony and melody which of course has been enormously educational and invaluable to me as well as many others I am sure. But if you could do more videos on musical structure that will be fantastic. For example how does Beethoven write such large scale pieces often in sonata form while preserving the structural integrity of these pieces (in pieces such as his Eroica Symphony, Hammerklavier Piano Sonata or late String Quartets)? How does he transition between different sections so smoothly and find new ways of surprising us without compromising the musical structure?

  • @stewkingjr
    @stewkingjr Před 10 měsíci +1

    The augmented sixths were mysterious, even after all my theory courses, but you cleared up the mystery for me. Thanks!

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      A pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

  • @Mazurking
    @Mazurking Před 10 měsíci

    Augmented sixth chords are my favorite after half diminished chords, so thank you! Another way to 'find' the german sixths chord is to 'find' the major seventh chord with the tonic as the third of the chord. Works well for me.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      It gives you the wrong enharmonic but I can see where you’re coming from

    • @Mazurking
      @Mazurking Před 10 měsíci

      @@MusicMattersGB Yes, you always have that of course but I'm not a huge fan of being enharmonicaly correct 😅. And in reality, it isn't the wrong enharmonic unless I write it down as Ab major 7.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      That’s the crunch because it determines how the chord functions

  • @egilsandnes9637
    @egilsandnes9637 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Usefull tips! 😊 I will surely look into this the next time I sit down by my piano.
    As usual, a way to solve the problem with paralell fifths is to just call them power chords and embrace them. Put them in the lower register and rock on! 😉

  • @jayducharme
    @jayducharme Před 11 měsíci +3

    Gesundheit! The progression you played from Italian to French to German was pretty interesting too. Each one of the I, F and G chords seem to create different possibilities for what chords follow them.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 11 měsíci

      The subtle differences in colour are well worth living with

    • @ramonacosta2647
      @ramonacosta2647 Před 10 měsíci

      The augmented sixth interval naturally resolves to an octave. Thus Ab...F# resolves to G...G. Typically this would correspond to a G chord, but any chord with a doubled G makes sense. Personally I think any chord with a doubled note can be preceded by an appropriately chosen augmented sixth chord. No reason why it has to be formed on the b6 of the scale.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      That’s absolutely true but they usually resolve to an octave that represents the Dominant in a key. You can of course build an augmented 6th chord on the flattened 2nd degree resolving to a tonic. They don’t really work resolving on to other degrees of the scale because they function as a pre dominant or pre tonic.

  • @JP-fp8uc
    @JP-fp8uc Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for this video! I've been looking for this. I'm excited to start learning a course on more advance harmony next week that involves +6 and neopolitan chords.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      Have a look at the Advanced Theory course or the Keyboard Harmony course at www.mmcourses.co.uk

  • @AbdulazizShabakouh
    @AbdulazizShabakouh Před 10 měsíci

    Bless you!

  • @jeremiahlyleseditor437
    @jeremiahlyleseditor437 Před 10 měsíci

    Great Video
    Sounds good for cinema music.

  • @fadisoueidi4127
    @fadisoueidi4127 Před 10 měsíci

    great tutorial as always. one thing I wish you could do, is perhaps notate those in a notation software (plenty of free ones outhere) it will be much easier on the eye and maybe you could make those available to download and that woulod be excellent. cheers

  • @brittenmusic6923
    @brittenmusic6923 Před 10 měsíci

    The minor key example shows a parallel 5th in the German iteration.

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci

      Correct

    • @brittenmusic6923
      @brittenmusic6923 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@MusicMattersGBby the way, thank you for your great videos, i love the content. 👍🎶😊

    • @MusicMattersGB
      @MusicMattersGB  Před 10 měsíci +1

      I’m so pleased the content is useful. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk