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derived from the primary triads. For example, the supertonic, ii, is the subdominant parallel, relative of IV (in C: a d minor chord is the subdominant parallel, the subdominant is an F major chord). Being a parallel chord in a major key it is derived through raising the fifth a major second (C of
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of these triads begin on the first, fourth, and fifth degrees (respectively) of the diatonic scale, otherwise symbolized: I, IV, and V (again, respectively). Primary triads, "express
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Fā€“Aā€“C rises to D ā†’ Fā€“Aā€“D, an inversion of Dā€“Fā€“A). Alternatively, secondary triads may be considered ii, iii, and vi. In C major these are:
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Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music: A Renewed Dualist Theory and an Account of its Precedents
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clearly and unambiguously." The other triads of the diatonic key include the
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Subdominant and subdominant parallel in C major: FM (IV) and Dm (ii) chords
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tends to rely heavily on the primary triads: triads built on the
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Each triad found in a diatonic key corresponds to a particular
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