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Section 19.2 Harmonization of Borrowed Scale Degrees

Let us examine the ways ♭6^ can be harmonized as root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th of a borrowed chord.
Figure 19.2.1. Harmonization of ♭6^
Here are the ways ♭3^ and ♭7^ can each be harmonized as root, 3rd, and 5th of a borrowed chord (notice some of these chords are duplicates from the previous example).
Figure 19.2.2. Harmonization of ♭3^ and ♭7^
It is not necessary to memorize the chords in this section so much as to realize that the quality of diatonic chords will be altered when a scale degree from the minor mode is included in the chord.