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1) Harmonic Rhythm

This document discusses harmonic rhythm, or the rate at which chords change in a piece of music. It states that in 4/4 time, chords can change on the beat or off the beat, while in 6/8 time chords change on the first and fourth beats. A chord may extend fully or partially into following bars, unless the next chord is a cadence chord. Any chord can also be delayed or anticipated by a half beat.

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1) Harmonic Rhythm

This document discusses harmonic rhythm, or the rate at which chords change in a piece of music. It states that in 4/4 time, chords can change on the beat or off the beat, while in 6/8 time chords change on the first and fourth beats. A chord may extend fully or partially into following bars, unless the next chord is a cadence chord. Any chord can also be delayed or anticipated by a half beat.

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Harmonic Rhythm

In 4/4 time, chords may change in the following rhythms:

In 6/8 time, chords may change in the following rhythms:

A chord on the first beat of a bar may extend, fully, into any number of following bars.

A chord on the first beat of a bar may extend, partially, into any number of following bars, unless the next chord is a cadence-chord.

Any chord, on any beat, may be delayed, or anticipated, by half a beat (e.g., a quaver, in 4/4/ time).

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