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    The Dominant (V-Chord)

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    This document discusses the dominant V chord and its role in musical progressions. It explains that the V chord, built on the 5th note of the scale, has a strong tendency to resolve to the tonic I chord. The root movement from V to I is a downward motion by a perfect fifth, which gives the V chord its sense of leading to and resolving on the I chord. Several common chord progressions are listed that end on a V chord before resolving to I.

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    The Dominant (V-Chord)

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    This document discusses the dominant V chord and its role in musical progressions. It explains that the V chord, built on the 5th note of the scale, has a strong tendency to resolve to the tonic I chord. The root movement from V to I is a downward motion by a perfect fifth, which gives the V chord its sense of leading to and resolving on the I chord. Several common chord progressions are listed that end on a V chord before resolving to I.

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    This document discusses the dominant V chord and its role in musical progressions. It explains that the V chord, built on the 5th note of the scale, has a strong tendency to resolve to the tonic I chord. The root movement from V to I is a downward motion by a perfect fifth, which gives the V chord its sense of leading to and resolving on the I chord. Several common chord progressions are listed that end on a V chord before resolving to I.

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    The Dominant (V-Chord)

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    This document discusses the dominant V chord and its role in musical progressions. It explains that the V chord, built on the 5th note of the scale, has a strong tendency to resolve to the tonic I chord. The root movement from V to I is a downward motion by a perfect fifth, which gives the V chord its sense of leading to and resolving on the I chord. Several common chord progressions are listed that end on a V chord before resolving to I.

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    The dominant (V-chord) The harmonic

    stronghold:
    The tonic (I-chord)
    The V7-I
    progression

    The dominant (V-chord)


    Our second chord is built on the 5th of the scale, which is why it is labeled the V-chord. It is
    also referred to as the dominant. And it is a dominating chord which has a strong message.
    Usually the message is something like "go home!". In a progression, this is chord that clearly
    will point us in the direction home.
    To understand one aspect of how this chord function in a progression, we have to introduce
    the term root-movement. We can analyse how the notes move when we change from one
    chord to another. This is what we know as voice leading. When analysing voice leading in
    general, we will usually see how notes in one chord move to a neighbouring note in the
    following chords if they move at all. For instance if we go from G to C, the root in the G-
    chord (G) will not move, but change function from root to fifth in the chord. The third in the
    G-chord (B) will move to C and become the root in the new chord. And the fifth in the C-
    chord (D) will move up to E and become the third in the C-chord (or move down to C).
    When we look at root movement, we look at how the root move from one chord to the root
    in the next. The root in the G-chord is G, and the root in the C-chord is C. The root-
    movement is G to C, which is down a perfect fifth. Play the two notes, and listen to how the
    G "wants" to go down a perfect fifth, and how it comes to rest when we land at the C. This is
    one of the elements that gives the lead from the V to the I chord: The root moves down one
    perfect fifth, and comes to rest on the tonic. For more on the voice leading in the V-I change,
    go to The Authentic Cadence and The harmonic stronghold: The V7-I progression.
    The most important function of the V-chord is in the The Authentic Cadence and The
    harmonic stronghold: The V7-I progression. So you should take a closer look at the V-I
    progression. There are many ways that can lead to this ending. But there are songs where
    you go straight from I to V and have what is called a half close or imperfect cadence. You
    may then return to I, which gives a I-V-I progression. If we stick to the journey metaphor,
    this is like going out to get the newspaper and then return home.
    I will not in this lesson comment on other ways you can get to the V-chord. Some of them
    will be covered en lessons to come. But here are some major progressions that end on V
    before going home to I:
    I-IV-V
    I-IV-V-IV
    I-V-IV-V
    I-II-IV-V
    I-ii-iii-vi-IV-V
    I-II-IV-IIIb-V
    I-II7-V7
    I-IIbdim7-ii7-V
    I-iii-ii-V
    I-III-ii-V
    I-iii-IV-V
    I-iii-V
    I-III-VI-II-V
    I-IIIb-IV-V-VIIb-V
    I-IIIb-IV-V
    I-IIIb-V
    I-IIIb-VIIb-IV-V
    I-IM7-iii-ii-V7
    I-IV-ii-V
    I-IV-II-V
    I-IV-ii7-iii7-IV-iii7-V7
    I-IVb-IV-V
    I-V-vi-IV-V
    I-V-vi-V
    I-V-VIIb-V
    I-vi-II-V
    I-VI-II-V
    I-vi-ii-V
    I-vi-iii-ii-V
    I-vi-iii-V
    I-vi-IV-V
    I-vi-iv-V
    I-vi-V
    I-vi-VIb-V
    I-VIb-IV-V
    I-VIb-V-I
    I-VIb-VI-II-V-I
    I-VIIb-VI-VIb-V
    I-VIIb-VIb-V-(I)
    The tonic (I- The harmonic stronghold: The V7-I
    chord) progression

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