Contrary Motion:
If the bass moves up - the treble moves down.
If the bass moves down - the treble moves up.
There will be passing tones from chord to chord. (notes from the scale)
More on this later.
These will all be in C major (3 note chords) using Contrary Motion:
(notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
C, E, G (C major)
A, F, A (F major - first inversion) incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, E, C (C major - second inversion)
I, IV, V, I progression.
G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
F, A, F (F major) incomplete
G, B, D (G major)
E, C, E (C major - first inversion) incomplete
I, IV, V, I progression.
C, E, G (C major)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion) incomplete
C, F, A (F major - second inversion)
A, A, C (A minor) incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
C, E, C (C major) incomplete
I, V, IV, vi, V, I progression.
C, E, G (C major)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, E, A (A minor - first inversion)
A, F, A (F major)
incomplete
I, V, vi, IV, progression.
F, A, C (F major)
E, B, G (E minor)
F, A, D (D minor - first inversion)
D, B, G (G major - second inversion)
E, G, C (C major - first inversion)
IV, iii, ii, V, I progression.
C, E, G (C major)
A, F, A (F major - first inversion)
incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, E, B (E minor - first inversion)
incomplete
D, F, A (D minor)
B, D, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, E, G (C major)
I, IV, V, iii, ii, V, I progression.
C, E, G (C major)
A, E, A (A minor)
incomplete
C, F, A (F major - second inversion)
B, D, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, G, C (C major)
incomplete
B, G, B (E minor - second inversion)
incomplete
D, F, A (D minor)
C, A, C (F major - second inversion)
incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
C, octave C, E (C major)
incomplete
I, vi, IV, V, I, iii, ii, IV, V, I progression.
Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.
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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music
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