Didn't quite understand this. Had some questions.
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>Well this is still a little tricky. I kind of glossed over things here.
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>Even though in this case it's resolving by a half step, it's still really a
>ivm in the key of F.
Or a bVII#11 in the key of F? The Bbm6 could also be a Bbm(maj7).
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>For example, try altering the 9 or 13 or adding a #5 and you will see it
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>really sound right.
Do you mean that is doesn't sound right as a modulatory chord into Ab?
>Its an Eb#11 which is essentially a Bb jazz minor chord. It's like a bVI chord
>in minor.
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>That chord wil not resolve to a I, i.e. Abmaj7.
I would have to agree. It is part of a !V major chord family if you follow
Dick Grove's modern harmony. It's not an active seventh chord particularly
how it is used in this tune. Did I understand this right?
Frank
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