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15 Guides Types of Cadences

There are several types of cadences in music including the perfect authentic cadence where the dominant chord resolves to the tonic, the imperfect authentic cadence where the highest voice of the final chord is not the tonic, and the half cadence where the cadence ends on the dominant chord. Other cadences include the plagal cadence where the subdominant resolves to the tonic, and the deceptive cadence where the dominant resolves to a chord other than the tonic such as the submediant.

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15 Guides Types of Cadences

There are several types of cadences in music including the perfect authentic cadence where the dominant chord resolves to the tonic, the imperfect authentic cadence where the highest voice of the final chord is not the tonic, and the half cadence where the cadence ends on the dominant chord. Other cadences include the plagal cadence where the subdominant resolves to the tonic, and the deceptive cadence where the dominant resolves to a chord other than the tonic such as the submediant.

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TYPES OF CADENCES

A cadence is a two-chord progression that occurs at the end of a phrase.

Perfect Authentic Cadence ( PAC )


Dominant → Tonic ( V → I )
Root Position Chords
Tonic = highest voice of final chord

Imperfect Authentic Cadence ( IAC )


Root Position IAC: highest voice of final chord is NOT the tonic
Inverted IAC: one or both chords are inverted
Leading Tone IAC: V is replaced with vii diminished chord

Half Cadence ( HC )
Cadence ending on the dominant ( V )

Plagal Cadence ( PC )
Subdominant → Tonic ( IV/iv → I)

Deceptive Cadence ( DC )
The dominant chord (V) resolves to a
chord other than the tonic. In most cases,
this is the submediant chord ( VI/vi)

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