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Neapolitan chord

What Is the Neapolitan Chord, and How Does ♭II⁶ Resolve to the Dominant in C Minor?

The Neapolitan Chord: Creating Dramatic Tension Before the Dominant

Some chords are immediately recognisable because of the particular harmonic role they play.

The Neapolitan chord is one of them.

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What Is Chromatic Harmony, and How Do Chromatic Chords Add Colour Without Changing the Key?

Chromatic Harmony Explained: Adding Colour Beyond the Major and Minor Scales

Diatonic harmony provides the basic harmonic vocabulary of major and minor keys. It gives chords their familiar functions… read more