Q. I am doing a harmonic analysis for Beethoven's Piano sonata no. 8 movement 2 op. 13, particularly with the first 22 measures. In measure 8 there is a cadence that I must identify. I'm pretty sure it's an authentic cadence, (V-I), but for some reason there is a tonic in the bass? To elucidate: the chord has a D flat, E flat, B flat, G in the upper three voices, and the key is A flat major. So this is a V7 chord, but there is also an added A flat (tonic) as the bass voice. So how do I write out a V7 chord with a tonic in the bass?
A. Beethoven: Piano sonata no. 8 movement 2 op. 13
"The famous Adagio cantabile: first eight bars":
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Adagio_sonate_path%C3%A9tique.svg/400px-Adagio_sonate_path%C3%A9tique.svg.png
As you said, in measure 8 there is a A flat V7âI cadence,
where the added bass of the tonic is the lowest tone.
Cheers ebs
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Q. Im really into all that dark, erie, gothic type music, but I cant find the chords to make my own gothic song. I play piano, so piano chords would be perfect. I dont know if its an e flat scale chord, or an a sharp or flat scale chord, so ya, if u could tell me that would be great. And if u know a video to help that would also be awesome. Thanks alot.
A. http://www.jguitar.com/scaledictionary.jsp
Check this out, perhaps try researching some bands you like and the scales they use. For example, as the D minor chord sounds very melancholy, look at scales in Dm and have fun with it.
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Description : Q. I am doing a harmonic analysis for Beethoven's Piano sonata no. 8 movement 2 op. 13, particularly with the first 22 measures. In mea...