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AP Music Theory›Unit 5: Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II›Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II

Chord Progressions and Predominant Function

Progressions usually move tonic → predominant → dominant → tonic; predominant chords like ii and IV set up the dominant.

Tonic, predominant, dominant
Common progressions
Cadential 6/4

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5Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II

Four-Part Voice Leading
Chord Progressions and Predominant Function

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Also called: chord progressions, predominant, harmonic function