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Rule
Gradus GE-028 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id spelling-modal-mixture
Chords borrowed from the parallel minor (♭III, ♭VI, ♭VII, iv, ii°, etc.) are spelled with the flat-side letter/accidental consistent with the parallel minor's own diatonic spelling, not the major key's own accidental-preference side.
A borrowed ♭VI in C major has its root spelled G#4 instead of Ab4 -- pitch-class identical, but G# implies a raised-5th/chromatic-mediant reading rather than modal mixture.
Standard tonal-harmony convention.
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Gradus GE-028 — Borrowed chords (modal mixture) are spelled using the parallel minor's flat-side scale degrees. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/spelling-modal-mixture
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