Building Blocks: Tritone Substitutions

Dominant chords are some of the most important sounds in functional harmony, and they're a favorite toy of many theorists, so it's not that surprising that we've found more than one way to resolve them. But tritone substitutions are more than just a cool resolution: They're a glimpse into the heart of dominant function that helps illustrate why they work so well in the first place. Plus, we've got an important announcement about the future of the Building Blocks series. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merchandise Store: http://12tonevideos.storenvy.com/ Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bCTDaj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/12tonevideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/12tonevideos/ Email: [email protected] Last: https://youtu.be/jA36-mQEYwk Building Blocks playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMvVESrbjBWplAcg3pG0TesncGT7qvO06 II-Vs (and Secondary Dominants) video: https://youtu.be/keY3Dk3RC70 Script: Huge thanks to our gold-level Patreon supporters: Susan Jones Jill Jones Ron Jones Howard Levine Elaine Pratt Ken Arnold Gabi Ghita Kaylor Hodges Mark Yachnin Brian Etheredge Joe Mensor William (Bill) Boston Nicolas Mendoza Justin Donnell: https://www.youtube.com/user/jsterj1 Khristofor Saraga Jeff Hook Anton Smyk Justin Garringer: https://soundcloud.com/shankatsuforte And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Logan Jones, Eugene Bulkin, Dialup Salesman, Abram Thiessen, Anna Work, Oliver, Jc Bq, Adam Neely, Jon I, nico, David Zahara, Harold Gonzales, Lucas van Loomis, Michael Fieseler, Rick Lees, Ben LaRose, rhandhom1, Marc Himmelberger, Chris Borland, jason black, Dutreuilh Olivier, Olivia Andersson, Nick Olman, Joey Strandquist, Daniel Gilchrist, billy roberts, Elliot Burke, Alex Atanasyan, Davis Sprague, Amlor, Miles Strand, PlayTheMind, Greg Borenstein, Tim S., David Tocknell, Elias Simon, Dakota Williams, Gargron, Jordan Nelson, Jerry D. Brown, Luciano Baez, Christopher Wright, Sportlunch, David Conrad, StarsServant, Steven Kapor, Dave Mayer, Thomás, MasterDslay, blalo'u, Adil Abdulla, and Lauren Steely! Your support helps make 12tone even better! Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold for proofreading the script to make sure this all makes sense hopefully!