Editing Modulation (music) (section)

===Chain modulation===
{{see also|Circle progression}}
[[File:Sequential modulation through the circle of fifths in Haydn, Quartet Op. 3, No. 3, IV.png|thumb|350px|Sequential modulation through the circle of fifths in Quartet Op. 3, No. 3, IV, Hob. III:15,<ref>Forte (1979), p.320.</ref> formerly attributed to [[Josef Haydn|Haydn]] (ca. 1840) {{audio|Sequential modulation through the circle of fifths in Haydn, Quartet Op. 3, No. 3, IV.mid|Play}}]]

Distant keys may be reached sequentially through [[closely related key]]s by chain modulation, for example C to G to D or C to C minor to E{{music|b}} major.<ref>Jones, George T. (1994). ''HarperCollins College Outline Music Theory'', p. 217. {{ISBN|0-06-467168-2}}.</ref> A common technique is the addition of the minor seventh after each tonic is reached, thus turning it into a dominant seventh chord:
:{|style="text-align:center"
| D || → || D<sup>7</sup>
| G || → || G<sup>7</sup>
| C || → || C<sup>7</sup>
| F
|-
| I || → || V<sup>7</sup>
| I || → || V<sup>7</sup>
| I || → || V<sup>7</sup>
| I
|}