German augmented sixth chord

noun

a chord with the tonic, lowered submediant, lowered mediant, and raised subdominant scale degrees

“C German augmented sixth chord: 1”

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Meanings

nounGerman augmented sixth chord (plural German augmented sixth chords)

plural German augmented sixth chords

  1. entertainmenta chord with the tonic, lowered submediant, lowered mediant, and raised subdominant scale degrees

    C German augmented sixth chord: 1

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