Replace a Major, Major Seventh, Minor, Minor Seventh, Diminished, Minor Seventh Flat Fifth with a Diminished Seventh Chord:
Original progression: C //// Em //// Dm //// G7 ////
New progression: Cdim7 //// Em //// Dm //// G7 ////
Original progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Dm //// G7 ////
New progression: C //// Fdim //// Dm //// G7 ////
Original progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Dm //// G7 ////
New progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Ddim7 //// G7 ////
Original progression: C //// Am7 //// Dm //// G7 ////
New progression: C //// Adim7 //// Dm //// G7 ////
Original progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Bo //// G7 ////
New progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Bdim7 //// G7 ////
Original progression: C //// Bm7b5 //// Am //// G ////
New progression: C //// Bdim7 //// Am //// G ////
More examples using this technique:
Original progression: Cmaj7 //// Dm7 //// Em7 //// Dm7 //// Cmaj7 ////
New progression: Cmaj7 //// C#dim7 //// Dm7 //// D#dim7 //// Em7 //// D#dim7 //// Dm7 //// Cmaj7 ////
Original progression: C //// Fmaj7 //// Bo //// Em //// Am //// Dm //// G //// C ////
New progression: C //// Fdim7 //// Bm7b5 //// Em //// Adim7 //// Dm // Ddim7 // C ////
(you can also start on the original chord then make it into a Diminished Seventh)
Original progression: C //// Em //// F //// C ////
New progression: C //// Em //// F // Fdim7 // C ////
Original progression: Dm //// G7 //// C ////
New progression: Dm //// Ddim7 //// C ////
Substitute the ii or IV chords with the Neapolitan sixth chord.
Also similar to earlier chord substitutions it is a flat II chord in first inversion.
Example given in key of C major:
Original progression: Dm //// G7 //// C ////
New progression: Db/F //// G7 //// C ///
As always transpose to all keys!
Also try any and all of your own combinations then work on them to improve!
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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music.
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