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'''Whole-Tone Scale:''' A scale that goes up in just whole tones. i.e. C Whole-Tone scale = C-D-E-F#-G#-A#
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'''Secondary Dominant:''' A Dominant 7th chord that isn't part of the key of the song, and is just being used to lead into the next chord. For example in: |C|Am|F-D7|G|, D7 is a secondary dominant, as it is the 5th of G.

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Secondary Dominant: A Dominant 7th chord that isn't part of the key of the song, and is just being used to lead into the next chord. For example in: |C|Am|F-D7|G|, D7 is a secondary dominant, as it is the 5th of G.