Secondary Dominant (V of V) I-II7-V-I
Piano sound loads on first tap. Resolved in the key of C — every chord links to its full analysis.
The classic 'dominant of the dominant'. Raising the supertonic to a DOMINANT 7th (II7) tonicises the V chord — the ear briefly hears V as a temporary key centre before the real dominant resolves to the tonic. A staple of ragtime and show tunes.
What each degree does
Feels like home — complete rest, where the piece departs from and returns to. The major tonic, where everything settles.
The V OF V — an applied dominant pushing toward the key's dominant. A major II with a 7th, extra tension before V.
Tension pulling home — the chord that 'wants to resolve' to I; it closes or opens sections. The dominant, the engine of the key.
Feels like home — complete rest, where the piece departs from and returns to. The major tonic, where everything settles.