Unit 2, Lesson 3 of 6
Brainlag Music

The French sixth

Music theory, Augmented sixths, 12 minutes

The augmented sixth with the supertonic added: four different notes, a sharper, more biting sound.

The supertonic added

The French sixth adds the supertonic to the Italian sixth: four different notes, nothing doubled. In C major: A flat, C, D, F sharp.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards