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Contrast chord example Play(helpinfo): C major and E minor contrast through their respective notes C and B (in red and orange), each a half step apart or leading tones. The chords share two notes (in blue) however.In music, a contrast chord is an auxiliary chord formed from one of the three primary triads and sharing its diatonic function. Leittonwechselklnge (German: "leading-tone contrast chords"), abbreviated Tl in major and tL in minor.If chords may be formed by raising (major) or lowering (minor) the fifth a whole step [ parallel or relative chords], they may also be formed by lowering (major) or raising (minor) the root a half-step to wechsel, the leading tone or leitton. These chords are Leittonwechselklnge (literally: "leading-tone changing sounds"), sometimes called gegenklang or "contrast chord". [1]Leittonwechselklnge

ModeKeyPosition

MajorE minorTl

A minorSl

B minorDl

MinorAb majortL

Db majorsL

Eb majordL

Major Leittonwechselklnge, formed by lowering the root a half step.

Minor Leittonwechselklnge, formed by raising the root (US)/fifth (German) a half step.