Predominant chord

[citation needed] Predominant chords may lead to secondary dominants.

[5] Thus they lack the stability of the tonic and the drive towards resolution of the dominant.

[6] The submediant (vi) may be considered a predominant chord or a tonic substitute.

In sonata form, the dominant preparation is in the development, immediately preceding the recapitulation.

Ludwig van Beethoven's sonata-form works generally have extensive dominant preparation — for example, in the first movement of the Sonata Pathétique, the dominant preparation lasts for 29 measures (mm.

V of V in C, four-part harmony Play ⓘ .
A cadential progression [ 1 ] showing I 6
4 as a predominant chord. [ 2 ] [ failed verification ] Play ⓘ
The circle progression features a series of chords derived from the circle of fifths preceding the dominant and tonic.
ii-V-I turnaround in C ( Play ⓘ ): the supertonic (Dm) leads to the dominant (G 7 ), which leads to the tonic (C).
The French sixth chord; distinguishing tone highlighted in blue. Play ⓘ
The German sixth; the distinguishing tone is highlighted in blue. Play ⓘ
♭ II 6 –V 6
4 –I Play midi ⓘ or Play ogg ⓘ ( Play ogg ⓘ of IV–V–I progression as usual, without Neapolitan sixth chord in place of IV).
Three examples