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nikolaus d asked 6 years ago

Hey Jon.
when watching the lesson to the pre core and augmented sixths u say tht a italian 6th would lead to a V 6/4 to a V. The cadential 6/4 here would be G/C/E/G right? in the example you always play G/C/Eb/G. That sounds great but is this a traditionally cadential 6/4 with the E Flat in it? just want to understand, thank you!Best regards,
nik

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Jon Brantingham Staff answered 6 years ago

Cadential ⁶/₄ can be major or minor. With E it’s major sounding, with Eb it’s minor sounding, but both sound good to my ears.

Jon Brantingham Staff replied 6 years ago

Yes. It would just be a case of modal borrowing.

nikolaus d replied 6 years ago

So is it possible to use both minor and major version of the 6/4 if i am in C Major Key?