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  2. Degree (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, the scale degree is the position of a particular note on a scale [1] ... second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh degrees of the scale ...

  3. Sixth chord - Wikipedia

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    The term sixth chord refers to two different kinds of chord, the first in classical music and the second in modern popular music. [1] [2]The original meaning of the term is a chord in first inversion, in other words with its third in the bass and its root a sixth above it.

  4. Neapolitan chord - Wikipedia

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    In Classical music theory, a Neapolitan chord (or simply a "Neapolitan") is a major chord built on the lowered second scale degree. In Schenkerian analysis, it is known as a Phrygian II, [1] since in minor scales the chord is built on the notes of the corresponding Phrygian mode. The Neapolitan is found far more often in minor keys than in ...

  5. Major second - Wikipedia

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    The intervals from the tonic (keynote) in an upward direction to the second, to the third, to the sixth, and to the seventh scale degrees of a major scale are called major. [2] The major second is the interval that occurs between the first and second degrees of a major scale, the tonic and the supertonic.

  6. Augmented sixth chord - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, an augmented sixth chord contains the interval of an augmented sixth, usually above its bass tone. This chord has its origins in the Renaissance , [ 2 ] was further developed in the Baroque , and became a distinctive part of the musical style of the Classical and Romantic periods.

  7. Harmonization - Wikipedia

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    The fourth degree in major may be substituted for a seventh chord to create a "bluesy" sound. In a progression going up a fourth, if the first chord is a minor seventh chord, it can also be substituted for a seventh chord; a relative second degree can also be added before it to create a ii–V–I turnaround. (A sole minor seventh or seventh ...

  8. Phrygian mode - Wikipedia

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    Flamenco music uses the Phrygian scale together with a modified scale from the Arab maqām Ḥijāzī [5] [6] (like the Phrygian dominant but with a major sixth scale degree), [citation needed] and a bimodal configuration using both major and minor second and third scale degrees.

  9. Minor scale - Wikipedia

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    A harmonic minor scale can be built by lowering the 3rd and 6th degrees of the parallel major scale by one semitone. Because of this construction, the 7th degree of the harmonic minor scale functions as a leading tone to the tonic because it is a semitone lower than the tonic, rather than a whole tone lower than the tonic as it is in natural ...