Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 1, Lesson 5 of 5
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Secondary dominants together

Music theory, Secondary dominants, 12 minutes

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Telling V of II, IV, V and VI apart by the note each raised note leads to.

Each points to its target

V of II: C sharp
V7 of IV: B flat
V of V: F sharp
V of VI: G sharp

In C major, each secondary dominant shows itself by one accidental. A raised note rises a semitone to the root of its target; the lowered 7th of V7 of IV falls.

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