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Secondary Dominants

V of ii - V of iii - V of IV - V of V - V of vi

Secondary Dominants: "In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, called "dominant" because it is next in importance to the tonic. A dominant chord is any chord built upon that pitch, using the notes of the same diatonic scale. The dominant function creates instability that requires the tonic for resolution..." (From Wikipedia)

Translation: the dominant chord is built on the 5th diatonic scale degree. So the dominant of C is G - the dominant of G is D - the dominant of Eb is Bb etc...

So, by the definition above, in a dominant 7th chord, the triad is major and the 7th is minor. (This is a V7, or dominant 7th chord.)

In the circle of fifths, the a secondary dominant will always be found immediately clockwise of the chord to which it is leading... and would resolve counterclockwise to that chord.

For example, in C: V is G and resolves to C and V/V is D and resolves to G. (The secondary dominant is in red)

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Here is the same example... this time a dominant 7th chord is used.

The example below demonstrates the dominants of all the diatonic chords in C major. Once again,

these dominants are in red.

Below is the same chord progression... however, this time the dominants are dominant 7th chords.

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7th chords - chord inversions - sus chords

extended chords - diatonic triads - diatonic 7th chords

primary chords - secondary chords - secondary dominants

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