20 Deceptive Resolutions of Secondary Dominants
Secondary dominants occasionally imitate the V(7) – vi
deceptive resolution (see the chapter on the deceptive resolution).
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A. Review of the Diatonic Deceptive Resolution
The chromatic secondary dominant deceptive resolutions are modeled on the diatonic deceptive resolution.
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The secondary dominants resolve to the chord a step above with a doubled 3rd.
Major | Minor | |
V7/V – iii ![]() |
V7/IV – ii ![]() |
V7/V – III ![]() |
V7/vi – IV ![]() |
V7/iii – I ![]() |
In minor, V7/V – III is possible:
C. Deceptive Resolutions of Secondary Dominants Based on V7 – IV6
Also possible is a deceptive resolution based on V7 – IV6 in the secondary key.