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Half Cadence

This is a move from any Chord to the V, instead of the I, or from V⁷ to I^M7 when speaking of Seventh Chords.

Deceptive Cadence

This tricks one into thinking that it is going to resolve, but then it takes a detour.

Triads

V → vi

♮

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

♯

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

♭

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

V⁷ → vi⁷

♮

• Key of C Major:
G⁷ [G-B-D-F] → Am⁷ [A-C-E-G]

♯

• Key of G Major:
D⁷ [D-F♯-A-C] → Em⁷ [E-G-B-D]

• Key of D Major:
A⁷ [A-C♯-E-G] → Bm⁷ [B-D-F♯-A]

• Key of A Major:
E⁷ [E-G♯-B-D] → F♯m⁷ [F♯-A-C♯-E]

• Key of E Major:
B⁷ [B-D♯-F♯-A] → C♯m⁷ [C♯-E-G♯-B]

• Key of B Major:
F♯⁷ [F♯-A♯-C♯-E] → G♯m⁷ [G♯-B-D♯-F♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
C♯⁷ [C♯-E♯-G♯-B] → D♯m⁷ [D♯-F♯-A♯-C♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
G♯⁷ [G♯-B♯-D♯-F♯] → A♯m⁷ [A♯-C♯-E♯-G♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
C⁷ [C-E-G-B♭] → Dm⁷ [D-F-A-C]

• Key of B♭ Major:
F⁷ [F-A-C-E♭] → Gm⁷ [G-B♭-D-F]

• Key of E♭ Major:
B♭⁷ [B♭-D-F-A♭] → Cm⁷ [C-E♭-G-B♭]

• Key of A♭ Major:
E♭⁷ [E♭-G-B♭-D♭] → Fm⁷ [F-A♭-C-E♭]

• Key of D♭ Major:
A♭⁷ [A♭-C-E♭-G♭] → B♭m⁷ [B♭-D♭-F-A♭]

• Key of G♭ Major:
D♭⁷ [D♭-F-A♭-C♭] → E♭m⁷ [E♭-G♭-B♭-D♭]

• Key of C♭ Major:
G♭⁷ [G♭-B♭-D♭-F♭] → A♭m⁷ [A♭-C♭-E♭-G♭]