Subtonic

As Doppelsubdominante is referred to in the musical function theory, the subdominant of the subdominant of a scale.

Especially often we find the Doppelsubdominante in a chord sequence in which the Doppelsubdominante follows the subdominant and the tonic it. The Doppelsubdominante can often be seen as representative of the dominant.

Example:

In the key of A - flat major

• A major the tonic
• D major, the subdominant
• G major the Doppelsubdominante

The chord progression would be G major → → D major A major or A Major → G -Major → D Major.

This sequence of chords is used mainly in pop music use, but to a much older music already occurs (for example, in the song "Bonjour mon coeur " from the 16th century, with the chord progression C-Dur/B- opens flat major / F major ).

In Protestant worship is often at the end of the "Amen " sung:

Here is the chord progression: tonic (A major), subdominant ( D major ), Doppelsubdominante ( G major ), subdominant ( D major ) dominant with derivative, dominant ( E major ), tonic (A major).

Other examples are:

If one such chord progression in a different key, it is no longer Doppelsubdominantverbindung, but is similar in use.

This can be found for example in the songs

• " Just More " ( Wonderwall )
• "Feel" ( Robbie Williams)

The Doppelsubdominante can also resolve directly to the tonic.

Example:

• " A Hard Day 's Night" ( The Beatles )

• Harmony