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Harmonic
Function,
Modal
Interchange,
and
Tensions
Lesson
1
Study
Guide
The
Key
of
Eb
Major
The
key
of
Eb
Major
has
three
flats
–
Bb,
Eb,
and
Ab:
W
W
H
W
W
W
H
F
G
C
D
Relative
Minor:
C
Minor
Related
Major
and
Minor
keys
share
the
same
key
signature
and
the
same
notes.
To
find
the
relative
minor
of
a
Major
key,
start
on
the
tonic
and
go
down
3
half
steps.
For
example,
the
relative
minor
of
Eb
Major
is
C
Minor:
Eb
D
Db
C
1H
2H
3H
Eb
Major
and
C
Minor
share
the
same
key
signature
and
the
same
notes:
C
Minor
Eb
Major
1
Tensions
Tensions
are
notes
that
add
color
or
interest
to
a
chord.
In
lesson,
we
discussed
the
tension
9,
which
is
the
9th
scale
degree
of
a
chord
scale.
For
example,
below
is
an
Eb
Major
scale.
If
we
take
the
root,
3rd,
5th,
and
7th
from
this
scale,
we
would
have
an
EbMaj7:
EbMaj7
th
If
we
take
the
9
scale
degree
in
the
Eb
Major
scale
and
add
it
to
the
EbMaj7,
we
create
an
EbMaj9:
EbMaj9
Notice
the
2nd
scale
degree
and
the
9th
scale
degree
are
the
same
note
–
F:
2
Below
are
the
diatonic
7th
chords
in
Eb
Major
with
9ths
added
(Note
that
D-‐7b5
does
not
have
a
9th
since
9ths
are
not
commonly
added
to
-‐7b5
chords):
You
may
also
voice
these
chords
in
the
7-‐9-‐3-‐5
voicing:
Harmonic
Function
Harmonic
Function
describes
how
a
chord
is
related
to
the
other
chords
in
a
particular
key.
For
example,
you
may
be
familiar
with
the
terms
tonic,
subdominant,
and
dominant:
Tonic:
the
tonal
center
or
root
of
a
key
Subdominant:
The
fourth
scale
degree
or
chord
in
a
key,
which
often
leads
to
the
dominant
Dominant:
The
fifth
scale
degree
or
chord
in
a
key,
which
often
resolves
to
the
tonic.
In
the
key
of
Eb
Major,
EbMaj7
is
the
tonic,
AbMaj7
is
the
Subdominant,
and
Bb7
is
the
Dominant:
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