At 10:41 AM -0700 4/29/02, Phil Shaw wrote: >I find the chord in question generally called bVII, >but...in popular music I almost always see it as >bVII7 (pronounced 'flat 7 7'), used as an alternative >to V7. I.e. the progression bVII7-I is a common >substitute for V7-I. > >Phil Shaw - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://okshaw.com
For jazz and pop music I agree with the analysis bVII, as all roman numeral analysis in jazz and pop is referenced to the major scale, unlike classical analysis. I would disagree with the function being a substitute for V7 (even though it can take its place, the function changes), as it lacks a leading tone. It IS, however, a perfectly good plagal chord, as it contains the fourth degree of the key, and omits the leading tone, which is how I always defined plagal chords, and so it can substitute for the IV or IIm very easily. In C major, the bVII chord contains the characteristic note (Bb) from the mixolydian mode, so I would say that it is borrowed from C mixo. I would only say dorian if there were Eb's in the context. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
