Re: Dominant subs: V7 by IIm6
Marc Sabatella ( (no email) )
Mon, 26 May 1997 15:59:26 -0600
> I've frequently seen dominant chords of the type V7(9) substituted by a
m6
> chord a perfect 4th below, for ex: G7(9)/D == Dm6(11)
> As I understand it, this approach is taken from ascending melodic scale,
> where the 4th grade (lidian b7= IV7(9,#11,13)) has the same function of
the
> 1st grade (melodic minor = Im(7M/6,9,11)).
That's making it much too complicated. There is no need to introduce the
melodic minor here. These are both naturally occurring chords in the major
scale, that have a lot of notes in common, so it should hardly be
surprising that they can substitute for each other.
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