VI roman degree

The MAJOR sixth degree — a chromatic mediant of unexpected brightness where you expected the minor vi. It often works as the target triad toward ii.

Where it lives

9semitones from the tonic

Major mode

major triad

Hear it in context: Barbershop Turnaround

I Cmaj
VI Amaj
II Dmaj
V G7

Piano sound loads on first tap. Resolved in the key of C — every chord links to its full analysis.

Progressions that use it