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19.2: Harmonization of Borrowed Scale Degrees

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    Let us examine the ways ♭6^ can be harmonized as root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th of a borrowed chord.

    mode-mix-harmonizaton-of-flat-6.svg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Harmonization of ♭6^

    Here are the ways ♭3^ and ♭7^ can each be harmonized as root, 3rd, and 5th of a borrowed chord (notice some of these chords are duplicates from the previous example).

    mode-mix-harmonizaton-of-flat-3-and-flat-7.svg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Harmonization of ♭3^ and ♭7^

    It is not necessary to memorize the chords in this section so much as to realize that the quality of diatonic chords will be altered when a scale degree from the minor mode is included in the chord.

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