Re: Chord Function?

"Patrick" <pthome@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Now, let's say I put in an A7 between I and ii:
> >
> > I - V7/ii (or VI7 if you must) - ii - V.
> Sorry I must.  I VI II V.. You think the bass player gona think that's a
Vof
> II.  But technically your right its functioning as a secondary dominant,
> tonicing( is that a word. I forget what you call that) the II chord. 
And
I
> think you would interpret it as a SD functioning chord.
>
>
> > Now, this V7/ii has a Dominan function (locally if not globally). So
it
> > can take on the same kinds of alterations any Dominant might?
>
> Yes I would agree.
>
> I think you already know this but a lot of "alteration" comes from the
> melody.  This was a pain SD function Chord A-7 but the melody has a C#
in
it
> so why don't we try a A7#9.....

If it were Am7 rather than A7, it wouldn't be secondary dominant function.
It would be a tonic function chords (I, vi, and iii).