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Old 01-04-2012, 10:19 AM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rubato View Post
It doesn't have to be made up completely of diatonic chords to keep its tonal center, tonality isn't that fragile, especially in this case where we have a Parallel key.

If you take this progession



and elaborate it with secondary dominants



it changes nothing in the function of the initial triads.
Secondary Dominants function as passing chords, just like any notes other than A B C# D E F# G# would function as passing or lead tones in the key of A Major.
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