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  • Understanding Functional Harmony: A Composer’s Secret Weapon

    Understanding Functional Harmony: A Composer’s Secret Weapon

    If you’ve ever wondered why certain chords work so well together or how musicians seem to know exactly which chord to play next, the answer usually comes down to one thing: functional harmony. Using the system popularized by the Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro app, we can break down chords into three core “functions”—Tonic, Subdominant, and…