bVI roman degree
The flat sixth major — borrowed from the minor mode, a dramatic, epic colour. It falls over the key like a large shadow before the dominant.
Where it lives
8semitones from the tonic
Major mode
major triad
8semitones from the tonic
Minor mode
major triad
Hear it in context: i-bVI-bIII-bVII
Piano sound loads on first tap. Resolved in the key of C — every chord links to its full analysis.