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For questions about the theory behind building and naming chords. Do not use for questions about how to physically play a chord or chord progression on an instrument.

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The leading tone diminished chord of Bb major

At 6:38-ish in The guy says he replaced the Gm with the leading tone diminished chord (of Bb major), but I don't get how he got that to be B-diminished? Isn't the lead …
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Tritone sub for a minor chord

I was reading http://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/jazz-chords/passing-chords/ The article writes: Tritone (of next chord) | CMaj7 - A♭7 | Dm7 | Is this a mistake? As far as I a …
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Characteristic chords of a mode/scale

What makes a chord a characteristic chord of a mode? Apparently, the characteristic chords of Lydian is I and II, why is that? Why not, for instance, vii, as Lydian is the only mode that contains a vi …
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Are secondary V passing chords played in the scale of the destination chord?

When playing a secondary V passing chord, is it played in the scale of the destination chord (or the current scale)? Assume we have the following: (source) In the above, the passing chords are Em7 a …
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