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Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

Robert Hutchinson

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Section 17.1 Examples with Secondary Dominants

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Secondary dominants are common in classical and popular music. Here are examples with the chromatic chords noted. We will examine these chords more closely later in the chapter.
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Figure 17.1.1. Paul McCartney, “Yesterday” (1965)
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Figure 17.1.2. Jesse Harris, “Don’t Know Why” (2002)
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Figure 17.1.3. Rick Nielson, “I Want You to Want Me” (1977)
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Figure 17.1.4. Robert William Lamm, “Saturday in the Park” (1972)
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Figure 17.1.5. Bruno Mars, CeeLo Green, Philip Lawrence, and Ari Levine, “Forget You” (2010)
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Figure 17.1.6. Verdi, Rigoletto, “La donna è mobile” (1851)
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Figure 17.1.7. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, “Miniature Overture” (1892)
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