![]() There’s a C in the C chord and there’s a C in the A flat chord. Now, do you see why I could substitute that? What note does the C chord and the A flat chord have in common? Yeah, they both have C in it. In other words, any time I have a C chord I could substitute an A flat chord for it. What we’re going to do is we’re going to sub the A flat chord for the C chord. A flat 6 would be where? It would be A flat, wouldn’t it? Then you’d build an A flat chord on that. If you’re in the key of C you just count up 6 notes and that’s the 6th degree of the scale. If I’m playing that chord, that’s the sub. If the chord’s G 7th and I’m playing that chord, that’s the sub. If this is G 7th and I’m subbing that, that’s a sub. Any time you play a different chord than the chord that’s written, it’s called a substitute. For example, if I have a G 7th chord and I find a way to substitute for that, that’s called a substitute chord. It’s a chord that takes the place of another chord. The bVI chord sub.įirst of all, what’s a chord sub? Sub, is of course, short for substitution. Today we’re going to take up the flat sixth chord sub. This is Duane, and we’re doing a series called “Good Stuff You Really Ought To Know About Music!,” all having to do with music theory, various aspects of music theory and chords and so on.
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