Dr. Sebastian Anthony Birch

 

 

Voice Leading of Second Inversion Triads

General rules:

 

CADENTIAL

 

mi

 re

mi (do)

 

 sol

 sol

sol (mi)

 

do

 ti

do (sol)

Bass

sol

sol

do

 

I

6

4

V

I
(use the alternate voice leading when re is in the soprano)

 

PASSING

Soprano

 mi

re

do

a/t

 do

 ti

sol

a/t

 sol

sol

mi

Bass

 do

re

mi

 

I

  V 6
4

I6

also

 

 fa

mi

re

 

do

do

re

 

fa

sol

sol

 

la

sol

fa

 

IV6

  I 6
4

II6

 

Soprano

 do

 ti

do

a/t

 mi

re

do

a/t

sol

sol

sol

Bass

 do

re

mi

 

I

  V 6
4

I6

 

PEDAL

 

 sol

la

sol

 

mi

fa

mi

 

 do

do

do

 Bass

 do

do

do

 

I

 IV 6
4

I

 

ARPEGGIATED

 

Do

   
 

Sol

   
 

Mi

   
Bass

Do

mi

sol

do

 

 I

I6

I

6

4

I

NEIGHBORING

 

 do

 ti

do

 

 mi

re

mi

 

sol

sol

sol

Bass

 do

re

do

 

I

  V 6
4

I

  
Email: sbirch@kent.edu