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The Picardy Third

This is to end on a I or I^M7 instead of a i or i⁷ when in a minor Key.

The Minor Plagal Cadence

This is to use a iv or iv⁷ within a Plagal Cadence. The iv or iv⁷ is a Borrowed Chord from the Parallel minor Key. This Cadence has a somewhat wistful or bittersweet feeling to it. The first IV or IV^M7 is optional.

Triads

IV → iv → I

♮

• Key of C Major:
F [F-A-C] → Fm [F-A♭-C] → C [C-E-G]

♯

• Key of G Major:
C [C-E-G] → Cm [C-E♭-G] → G [G-B-D]

• Key of D Major:
G [G-B-D] → Gm [G-B♭-D] → D [D-F♯-A]

• Key of A Major:
D [D-F♯-A] → Dm [D-F-A] → A [A-C♯-E]

• Key of E Major:
A [A-C♯-E] → Am [A-C-E] → E [E-G♯-B]

• Key of B Major:
E [E-G♯-B] → Em [E-G-B] → B [B-D♯-F♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
B [B-D♯-F♯] → Bm [B-D-F♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → F♯m [F♯-A-C♯] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
B♭ [B♭-D-F] → B♭m [B♭-D♭-F] → F [F-A-C]

• Key of B♭ Major:
E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → E♭m [E♭-G♭-B♭] → B♭ [B♭-D-F]

• Key of E♭ Major:
A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → A♭m [A♭-C♭-E♭] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭]

• Key of A♭ Major:
D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → D♭m [D♭-F♭-A♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭]

• Key of D♭ Major:
G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → F♯m [F♯-A-C♯] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭]

• Key of G♭ Major:
C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭] → Bm [B-D-F♯] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭]

• Key of C♭ Major:
F♭ [F♭-A♭-C♭] → Em [E-G-B] → C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭]

Seventh Chords

IV^M7 → iv⁷ → I^M7

♮

• Key of C Major:
F^M7 [F-A-C-E] → Fm⁷ [F-A♭-C-E♭] → C^M7 [C-E-G-B]

♯

• Key of G Major:
C^M7 [C-E-G-B] → Cm⁷ [C-E♭-G-B♭] → G^M7 [G-B-D-F♯]

• Key of D Major:
G^M7 [G-B-D-F♯] → Gm⁷ [G-B♭-D-F] → D^M7 [D-F♯-A-C♯]

• Key of A Major:
D^M7 [D-F♯-A-C♯] → Dm⁷ [D-F-A-C] → A^M7 [A-C♯-E-G♯]

• Key of E Major:
A^M7 [A-C♯-E-G♯] → Am⁷ [A-C-E-G] → E^M7 [E-G♯-B-D♯]

• Key of B Major:
E^M7 [E-G♯-B-D♯] → Em⁷ [E-G-B-D] → B^M7 [B-D♯-F♯-A♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
B^M7 [B-D♯-F♯-A♯] → Bm⁷ [B-D-F♯-A] → F♯^M7 [F♯-A♯-C♯-E♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
F♯^M7 [F♯-A♯-C♯-E♯] → F♯m⁷ [F♯-A-C♯-E] → C♯^M7 [C♯-E♯-G♯-B♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
B♭^M7 [B♭-D-F-A] → B♭m⁷ [B♭-D♭-F-A♭] → F^M7 [F-A-C-E]

• Key of B♭ Major:
E♭^M7 [E♭-G-B♭-D] → E♭m⁷ [E♭-G♭-B♭-D♭] → B♭^M7 [B♭-D-F-A]

• Key of E♭ Major:
A♭^M7 [A♭-C-E♭-G] → A♭m⁷ [A♭-C♭-E♭-G♭] → E♭^M7 [E♭-G-B♭-D]

• Key of A♭ Major:
D♭^M7 [D♭-F-A♭-C] → D♭m⁷ [D♭-F♭-A♭-C♭] → A♭^M7 [A♭-C-E♭-G]

• Key of D♭ Major:
G♭^M7 [G♭-B♭-D♭-F] → F♯m⁷ [F♯-A-C♯-E] → D♭^M7 [D♭-F-A♭-C]

• Key of G♭ Major:
C♭^M7 [C♭-E♭-G♭-B♭] → Bm⁷ [B-D-F♯-A] → G♭^M7 [G♭-B♭-D♭-F]

• Key of C♭ Major:
F♭^M7 [F♭-A♭-C♭-E♭] → Em⁷ [E-G-B-D] → C♭^M7 [C♭-E♭-G♭-B♭]