One flat more, or one sharp fewer: the new key's subdominant appears.
One flat more
Moving to the subdominant, the new key has one more flat (or one fewer sharp). In C major moving to F major, B flat appears: the new key's subdominant.
Because the tonic of the old key is V of the new one, the music needs the new key's V7 and a clear cadence there to settle.
The rest of this lesson and its 4 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 4 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards