S.A.T.B. Part Writing

Part II

Connecting I and I⁶

There are actually three different ways to connect I and I⁶ with passing chords:

• use second inversion V or
• use second inversion V⁷ or
• use vii⁶

Those who are writing the R.C.M. Grade 3 harmony exam, you can expect to be tested on this!

In C+:

	            OR              OR   
	G - G - G        G - G - G       G - F - G
	E - D - C        E - F - G       E - D - C
        C - B - C        C - B - C       C - B - C
-----   ---------       ----------      ----------
Bass:   C - D - E        C - D - E       C - D - E	
            6   6             4  6            6   6
C+:     I -V4 -I         I - V3-I        I -vii- I

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