Brainlag Music
Brainlag MusicThrough Ic to the dominant
The Neapolitan sixth leading to the cadential six-four: its flattened 2nd falling smoothly to the tonic.
The smoothest path
The Neapolitan is a pre-dominant: it comes where IIb or IV would, just before a cadence. Its smoothest path is to Ic, then V:
- the flattened supertonic falls a semitone to the tonic;
- the flattened submediant falls a semitone to the dominant;
- the bass rises a step to the dominant, and stays there for V.
The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.
Screen 1 of 4, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards