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Chords of the Strong and Weak Degrees, or Chords of the First and Second Order

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§ 5. In this Manual we use four kinds of scale for building chords:

a) The natural major mode:

C natural major scale — Fig. 24 · See it in the reader

b) The artificial harmonic major mode:

C harmonic major scale, with A♭; “1½” marks the augmented second (a tone and a half) A♭–B — Fig. 25 · See it in the reader

c) The natural minor mode:

A natural minor scale — Fig. 26 · See it in the reader

d) The artificial harmonic minor mode:

A harmonic minor scale, with G♯; “1½” marks the augmented second F–G♯ — Fig. 27 · See it in the reader

§ 6. The chords built on these four modes are as follows:

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