![]() Not having an easy-to-use, simple-sounding chord in that seventh spot of the key leaves a big harmonic gap to fill. ![]() Obviously, when things are more difficult to use in music, they don't get used as much as the easy stuff. It also doesn't work very well as a rock power chord (“root-5th-root”). Because the viiº chord is diminished, its flatted fifth can be too dissonant or unstable. ![]() In many styles of music, use of the viiº chord from the major key is rare. Other times it moves to the IV chord: C-B♭-F-C How the♭VII Chord Works Often, the ♭VII chord moves back to the I chord: C-B♭-C, or F-B♭-C The ♭VII chord appears in chord progressions in many ways. In the key of C major, a ♭VII chord would be B♭ (B♭-D-F) or B♭7 (B♭-D-F-A♭) borrowed from the parallel minor scale of C minor. And, sometimes, it causes heated debates. It is quite common, but it creates a lot of confusion and is easy to analyze incorrectly. ![]() While all of the borrowed chord possibilities do get used (including the i, iiº and v), most often you will encounter the minor iv, ♭III, ♭VI, and ♭VII chords borrowed from the parallel minor key. The last common borrowed chord we will discuss in this lesson block is the ♭VII chord (“flat seven chord”). ![]()
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