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 * Neapolitan chord**

A Neapolitan chord is simply a major triad that is built on a special note. This note is the **lowered second degree (the supertonic**) of a major or minor scale.

When in this inversion, the Neapolitan is commonly called a Neapolitan sixth. **FIRST INVERSION**

Notice that the Neapolitan sixth's bass note is the same as a first inversion iiº (or ii) or a root position iv (or IV).

For this reason, its often substitutes for these chords. Hence, it primarily functions as a **predominant**. Sometimes as substitute of ii or IV chord

Take the parallel chord quality.. If you are in C major you can use some of the chord from the C minor..
 * Borrowed chord..**

It's not 6th chord.. usually 2 and 4.. just have a sixth
 * Augmented Sixth**

German 1356 Italian 136 French 1346

A Way to Remember the Differences Amongst Augmented-Sixth Chords
The Italian augmented-sixth chord doubles the third above the bass, the French adds the fourth, and the German adds the fifth, so: code 3 - 4 - 5 = It. Fr. Ger. = **I** **F**or**G**et code

==There are three types of augmented sixths: the Italian sixth, the French sixth, and the German sixth. Those chords are generally used to reach the dominant or tonic chord in second inversion when performing a cadence in major and minor keys.==


 * An altered tone is always present.
 * The chord represents an chromatic modification of the the IV6 in the so-called "Phrygian" cadence.
 * The chord functions invariably as dominant preparation. In the most common instance, the ^6 is in the bass (natural ^6 in minor, lowered ^6 in major) and the raised ^4 is in the top voice.
 * The augmented-6th chord is enharmonically equivalent to the interval of a minor seventh, and likewise, it has an obligatory (but very different) resolution! Both voices of the characteristic interval (the ^6 and the raised ^4) move by semitone to ^5