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
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.