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Borrowed chords
A piece in C major can borrow a chord from C minor, its parallel minor (Handout 74). The home note stays the same; for a moment the color turns darker.
Plain prints every note in black, without the color coding.
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Four favorites in C major
- I – IV – iv – I: the top line sings G, A, A♭, G0:11
- I – ♭VI – V – I0:11
- I – ♭VII – IV – I0:11
- I – ♭III – V – I0:11
Heard in your pieces
- Burgmüller, La Candeur, bars 17–190:09
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