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added sixth

An added sixth in the key of C major.

Musical term invented by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (sixte ajoutée) to describe the addition of a sixth from the bass to a subdominant chord when it is followed by the tonic chord.

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Accompaniment figures range from open fifths ("Digging for Gold," "Fossils of a Sea Monster") and ostinato patterns with an added sixth (the "western" bass pattern), to free flowing arpeggio figures ("A Night at the Opera," "Desert Lullaby").

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