Why the Cadential 6/4 Is So Confusing (and How to Get It Right) | Chord by Chord Ep.15

Start here: a free guide to learning harmony with this channel: https://drfrommsmusiclab.gumroad.com/... Practice worksheets for this episode: http://drfrommsmusiclab.gumroad.com/l... The cadential 6/4 chord looks like a tonic, but it doesn’t behave like one. In this episode of the Chord by Chord series, we break down why the cadential 6/4 must always be paired with V (or V7), how its voice leading actually works, and why theorists can’t seem to agree on how to label it. Rather than treating it as a “special chord,” we’ll see how it functions as a voice-leading event closely related to suspension patterns. 🎧 Harmonic Dictation 🔗 The Cadential 6/4 (Major):    • Harmonic Dictation #19 – The Cadential 6⁄4...   🔗 The Cadential 6/4 (Minor):    • Harmonic Dictation #20 – The Cadential 6⁄4...   🔗 Next Episode in the Chord by Chord Series:    • Pedal 6/4 Explained (IV6/4): Voice Leading...   00:00 What the cadential 6/4 really is 02:05 The three labeling systems 04:57 Using the cadential 6/4 to set up authentic cadences 07:43 Cadential 6/4 and classical cadenzas 09:12 Second-inversion chords and dissonance