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Sharp and Flat Chords

November 5, 2016 By

Forum › Category: Harmony › Sharp and Flat Chords
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Lucas S asked 9 years ago

I noticed while working on the basic idea worksheet that some of the harmonic patterns in appendix A contain sharp and flat chords (such as VI♯ and iv♭).  How are these chords built? 
 

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Jon Brantingham Staff answered 9 years ago

The capital and lowercase denote major and minor, so the first chord is a Major VI chord. The reason there is a sharp, is because a major VI chord is not a part of the key and so you must chromatically raise the 3rd. For instance, in C major, the major VI# chord would be A major, which has a C#.

The iv♭ is the same concept. In C major, it would be an F minor with a flat 3rd.

Lucas S replied 9 years ago

Thanks, that makes sense

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