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Augmented Dominants    (V+ and V+7) Occur in the major mode. The raised 5th ((2) leads to the 3rd of the I chord. Secondary dominants may also be augmented.
Coloristic Chord Succession    Makes use of chords foreign to the key in unexpected and nontraditional ways.
Common-Tone Diminished Seventh Chord    A diminished seventh chord that shares a tone with the root of the chord that it embellishes.
Dominant With a Substituted Sixth    A V or V7 chord in which the 6th above the root (3) is used instead of the 5th of the chord (2) The 6th is usually approached by ascending step and left by descending leap: 2-3-1.
Doubly Chromatic Mediant Relationship    The chords are of opposite mode (major/minor), have roots a third apart, and share no common tones.
Simultaneities    Applied to traditional sonorities handled in a nontraditional fashion.







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