Voice Leading Part VIII

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This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).
The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.

Normal Progression: 
Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.


First examples will all be in C harmonic minor (3 note chords) using Normal Progressions:
Ascending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
These chords are all created from the C Harmonic Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C.
C, Eb, G     (C minor)
C, F, Ab     (F minor)
D, G, B      (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, C    (C minor - first inversion)
i, iv, V, i progression.

Eb, G, C    (C minor - first inversion)
F, Ab, C     (F minor)
G, B, D      (G major)
G, C, Eb    (C minor - second inversion)
i, iv, V, i progression.

C, Eb, G    (C minor)
D, G, B      (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, C    (C minor - first inversion)
G, B, D      (G major)
G, C, Eb    (C minor - second inversion)
i, V, i, V, i progression.

C, Eb, G    (C minor)
D, G, B      (G major - second inversion)
Eb, Ab, C   (Ab major - second inversion)
F, Ab, C     (F minor)
i, V, VI, iv,  progression.

F, Ab, C    (F minor)
Ab, C, Eb  (Ab major)
Ab, D, F    (D diminished)
B, D, G      (G major - first inversion)
C, Eb, G    (C minor)
iv, VI, iio, V, i  progression.

C, Eb, G    (C minor)
C, F, Ab    (F minor - second inversion)
D, F, Ab    (D diminished)
D, G, B     (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, B    (E augmented)
Eb, Ab, C  (Ab major - second inversion)
F, Ab, C    (F minor)
G, C, Eb   (C minor - second inversion)
i, iv, iio, V, III+, VI, iv, i progression.

C, Eb, G    (C minor)
C, Eb, Ab   (Ab major - first inversion)
D, F, Ab    (D diminished)
D, F, B      (B diminished - first inversion)
Eb, G, B    (E augmented)
Eb, G, C    (C minor - first inversion)
F, Ab, C    (F minor)
F, Ab, D    (D minor - first inversion)
G, B, D      (G major)
G, C, Eb    (C minor - second inversion)
i, VI, iio, viio, III+, i, iv, iio, 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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