4.4 · Chords of the Key
Every chord has a job
A numeral says where a chord sits in the key. Its job is what your ear expects next: some chords rest, some pull, and one, the V, points straight at home.
Every chord has a job
Each row plays the same setup, I · IV · V, then lands on its chord. The higher a landing sits on the hill, the harder it pulls back toward I.
Why V pulls: the leading tone
Why does V pull so hard? It holds ti, the note one half step under do, the leading tone from 2.3. Hear the lean by itself, then inside the chords.
B · ti, leaning C · do, home
Game · Home or hanging?
1 / 5A short phrase. Did it land home on I, or stop hanging on V?
Quiz
1 / 4The V chord's job is…