Tonic Chords

The video tutorial explains the concept of tonic in functional harmony, describing it as the home base in music. It discusses the role of tonic in chord progression and introduces the mediant and submediant chords, which have tonic functions. The tutorial also covers chord substitution and progression, using examples like the Office theme song and Aaron Burr's theme from Hamilton. The lesson concludes with a preview of the next topic, dominant area chords.

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