dominant harmony

The word "dominant" relates to several items in music. In Common Practice Harmony, the 5th scale degree is called the Dominant. In a Major scale, the 4-note chord build on this note (stacking thirds) is a Major-Minor Seventh commonly called a "dominant" chord.

fifth note Each note of a scale has a special name, called a scale degree. The first (and last) note is called the tonic. The fifth note is called the dominant. The fourth note is called the subdominant. Notice that the subdominant is the same distance below the tonic as the dominant is above it (a generic fifth).

Secondary chords are referred to by the function they have and the key or chord in which they function. Conventionally, they are written with the notation "function/key". Thus, the most common secondary chord, the dominant of the dominant, is written "V/V" and read as "five of five" or "the dominant of the dominant".

A dominant chord is a major triad built on the fifth scale degree of either a major scale or a minor scale. Major triads consist of a root note, a major third, and a perfect fifth. A dominant seventh chord adds an additional scale degree - the flat seventh (also called a dominant seventh).

It is called the dominant because it is second in importance to the first scale degree, the tonic. In the movable do solfège system, the dominant note is sung as "So(l)".

3 Different Types of Harmony in Music

• Diatonic harmony. This is music where the notes and chords all trace back to a master scale.
• Non-diatonic harmony. Non-diatonic harmony introduces notes that aren't all part of the same master scale.
• Atonal harmony.

A dominant seventh chord consists of the dominant triad (fifth note of the scale is the root of the dominant chord) and an added note a minor seventh above the root. For example, the dominant seventh chord in C major (or minor) is G-B-D-F.

The first (and last) note is called the tonic. The fifth note is called the dominant. The fourth note is called the subdominant. Notice that the subdominant is the same distance below the tonic as the dominant is above it (a generic fifth).

At its core, a dominant chord is the fifth chord in a diatonic scale, often symbolized as the V chord. It possesses a unique tension, yearning to be resolved, which is why it's frequently followed by the tonic or the I chord in a progression. The importance of dominant chords in music cannot be overstated.

The dominant chord is the fifth chord of the key. It is built on the fifth note, which would be the note G or the G major chord in the key of C. A dominant chord is used in music to create tension or instability. The dominant chord would have some connection to the tonic chord since it shares one-note in its sequence.

The sound of the dominant chord really comes from the 3rd and flat-7th, which form a tritone interval. This tritone is unstable, and makes the chord feel the need to resolve. The tritone is also the exact middle of an octave, so even if you flip the order of the 3rd and 7th, the interval stays the same.

Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things.