Augmented 6th Chords – Music Theory

Understand augmented 6th chords, how to identify and use them in both major and minor keys. augmented 6ths fall into a category known as chromatic chords. They add colour, variety, an element of unpredictability, and tension to music. So do you know your augmented 6th chords? Do you know your Italian 6th from your French 6th from your German 6th? In this music theory lesson all is explained. Lots of composers feel rather boxed in using a diet of diatonic chords ie chords that belong to a particular key. They are dying to venture out to a richer chordal world. augmented 6ths provide a significant part of the answer. Many performers realise that something colourful is happening in a piece but are not sure what these colourful chords are. Those undergoing harmonic analysis will also need to know how to identify augmented 6ths. Furthermore, there are three kinds of augmented 6th – the Italian 6th, the French 6th, and the German 6th. It’s often presented in text books in an over-complicated way. In this music theory lesson the augmented 6th chords are explained in such a way that you will end up being clear on the topic.

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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction to augmented 6th chords
0:49 – Building an augmented 6th chord
2:51 – Italian, French and German sixths
5:06 – How might you use them?

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