Examples that include viiº/V, viiº7/V, viiø7/V (and inversions) and possible V/V and V7/V chords. (No other applied chords of ii, iii, IV, or vi are included .)
Examples that include viiº/V, viiº7/V, viiø7/V, and all previous secondary dominants (e.g. V7/ii, V7/iii, V7/IV, V7/V, V7/vi).
Adding examples that include viiº7/ , viiø7/ , and viiº/ii, iii, IV, vi in major and minor keys. All previous secondary dominants may be included.
11) Paul McCartney, "New," verse 1
From New (2013), written by Paul McCartney
Audio: YouTube (0:03–0:28)
C C7/Bb Am7 Ab+ C/G
Don't look at me, it's way too soon to see
G
What's gonna be, don't look at me
G#dim Am Dm C
All my life, I never knew what I could be
G Am7
What I could do, then we were new
C/G F C/G G
Ohhhh. . . . . . . . . . . .
14) Stevie Wonder, “For Once in My Life,” verse 2
From For Once in My Life (1968), written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden
Audio: YouTube (0:49–0:59)
Harmonic Rhythm:
| F F+| Fadd6 F#dim7 |Gm9| C13 |
F Faug
For once in my life,
F6 F#dim7
I won't let sorrow hurt me
Gm9 C13
Not like it's hurt me before
16) Laufey, “While You Were Sleeping,” chorus
From Bewitched: The Goddess Edition (2024), written by Laufey & Spencer Stewart
Audio: YouTube (0:49–1:30)
Harmonic Rhythm:
| G#7 | G#7 | C#m | C#7 |
| F#m7 | B7 | E∆7 | E#dim|
|F#m7 | F#m7♭5 | G#m7 | C# 7♭9 |
|F#m7 | B7sus B7♭9 | E E6 | E∆ 7 E6 |
G# C#m C#7
I don't recognize myself
F#m7 B7
I'm dancing down streets, smiling to
Emaj7 E#dim
strangers, idiotic things
F#m7 F#m7♭5
I trace it all back, 3:30 AM
G#m7 C#7♭9
That night, something turned in my heart
F#m7
While you were sleeping,
B7sus B7♭9 E E6 E∆ 7 E6
I fell in love
Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Secondary Function
Diverse Music Theory Examples: Applied Chords
Music By Women: Explore the Database (Click on the Chords & Harmonies Filter on the left and select chord category you need.)
Yale Musical Examples Database: See the "Chord Types" tab at the bottom.