Brainlag Music
Brainlag MusicStraight to the dominant
The Neapolitan sixth going straight to V or V7, and the one leap it allows: the diminished 3rd down to the leading note.
Straight to V
When the Neapolitan goes straight to V (or V7), its flattened supertonic falls to the leading note. That is a diminished 3rd, the one awkward interval this chord is allowed: the ear accepts it because both notes are so strongly drawn to the tonic.
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