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A Neapolitan chord is simply a major triad built on the lowered second degree of a major or minor scale Makes the 2nd chord major by flatting the 2nd degree of the scale Neapolitan generally 1st inversion Neapolitan called the tri-tone substitution For instance go from vi to N to I Usually used as a predominant Borrowed Chord - in major key, want to use diminished 2 chord, can take it from the minor, take the parallel chord quality, for instance instead of FAC have F Ab C, go from the major chord to the minor chord, still in the progression, just changes the quality

Augmented 6th Chords: 3 kinds, Italian, French, and German Bottom note of the augmented 6th chord is the flatted 6th of the scale, same sound as dominant 7th chord, Ab C Eb F#, Ab to F# is an augmented 6th Build a major triad with a dominant seventh, but is a augmented 6th, Ab resolve out to a G, predominant chord German - German has everything, adds the fifth Italian - are missing one of the notes, French - Have an augmented 4th

An altered tone is always present a chord represents a chromatic modification to the 4 chord