Well, if you think of it as a subdominant *function* it's not so very
wrong. In a similar way vii serves a dominant function.
Ken
At 09:54 PM 6/29/2005, you wrote:
On Jun 29, 2005, at 9:14 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Subdominant (used to mean the 4th of the scale, or the chord built on it.
Now means ANY chord that can lead to a dominant
Really? I only know the term as referring to the chord built on the 4th
of the scale.
So you're telling me that a IIm7 chord would be described as
"subdominant"? To me that sounds very wrong.
mdl
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