Pano Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Hello, I was wondering what the effect/purpose of this Am6 chord in How Far I'll Go - Moana is. Is it tonicization? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Hi @Pano, You can show the following bars of the score to have a clearer vision of the function! From the score shown here, the Am6 is not a tonicization. Rather it's only a borrowed chord from A minor, where in here A major should be the normal subdominant. The borrowed chord acts as a decorative chord here rather than tonicized chord. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pano Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Hi @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu, Sorry that wasn't clear, here's the full page. And thanks for your reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Hi @Pano, The score is still unclear so I just download the free score anyway haha! Yes the A minor chord is just a neighbouring chord which is decorative. A neighbouring chord is a non-harmonic chord when both chords surrounding it is the same. Normally the neighbouring chords is on a second inversion chord, which in the case the A minor should be on an E rather than a C natural for a smoother harmonic progression, but here using the C will become a first inversion chord. Nonetheless it's still a neighbouring chord with the intended A major borrowing the C natural from A minor to have an A minor chord here. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pano Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Hi @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu, Ok thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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