Chromatic passing tones are notes outside of the scale - non diatonic.
Adds nice color and tension to voice leading.
Normal Progression:
Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.
This can be ascending or descending.
The following examples will all be in C major (4 note chords) using Normal Progressions:
Descending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
C, G, B, E (C major seventh)
C, G, B, Eb (C minor major seventh)
B, F, G, D (G dominant seventh - first inversion)
B, F, G, Db (G dominant seventh flat fifth - first inversion)
A, E, F, C (F major seventh - first inversion)
A, E, F, B (F major seventh flat fifth - first inversion) also called sharp eleven (#11)
G, C, E, A (A minor - third inversion)
Imaj7, V7, V7b5, IVmaj7, IVmaj7b5, vi7 progression.
G, C, E, B (C major seventh - second inversion)
G, C, Eb, B (C minor major seventh - second inversion)
F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)
F, A, C, D (D minor seventh - first inversion)
F, Ab, C, D (D minor seventh flat fifth - first inversion)
E, G, B, D (E minor seventh)
Sometimes the 5th or 3rd (or root) of a chord is omitted often called "incomplete".
Imaj7, imaj7, V7, ii7, ii7b5, iii7 progression.
F, A, C, E (F major seventh)
F, Ab, C, E (F minor major seventh)
E, G, B, C (C major seventh - first inversion)
D, F, G, B (G dominant seventh - second inversion)
Db,F, G, B (G dominant seventh flat fifth - second inversion)
C, D, F, A (D minor seventh - third inversion)
B, D, F, A (D minor sixth - third inversion)
A, C, E, F, (F major seventh - first inversion)
Ab, C, E, F (F minor seventh - first inversion)
G, B, C, E (C major seventh - second inversion)
IVmaj7, iv7, Imaj7, V7, V7b5, ii7, ii6, IVmaj7, iv7, Imaj7 progression.
Some of these chords are difficult to play on guitar. Suggestion when overdubbing or playing with another guitarist - split chord into two separate parts. Also experiment changing octaves of notes within chord-higher or lower in tone.
C, G, B, E (C major seventh)
C, Gb, B, E (C major seventh flat fifth)
B, F, G, D (G dominant seventh - first inversion)
B, E, G, D (G dominant sixth - first inversion)
B, D, F, A (B minor seventh flat fifth)
Bb, D, F, A (Bb major seventh)
A, C, E, F (F major seventh - first inversion)
Ab, C, E, F (F minor seventh - first inversion)
G, B, C, E (C major seventh - second inversion)
Imaj7, Imaj7b5, V7, V6, vii7b5, bVIImaj7, IVmaj7, iv7, Imaj7 progression.
D, F, A, C (D minor seventh)
D, F, Ab, C (D minor seventh flat fifth)
C, E, G, A (A minor seventh - first inversion)
C, Eb, G, A (A minor seventh flat fifth - first inversion)
B, D, E, G (E minor seventh - second inversion)
G, B, D, F (G dominant seventh)
E, G, C, E (A minor seventh - second inversion)
ii7, ii7b5, vi7, vi7b5, iii7, V7, vi7 progression.
G, C, E, B (C major seventh - second inversion)
Gb, C, E, B (C major seventh flat fifth - second inversion)
F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)
F, Bb, D, G (G minor seventh - third inversion)
F, A, C, E (F major seventh)
E, G, B, C (C major seventh - first inversion)
Imaj7, Imaj7b5, V7, v7, IVmaj7, Imaj7 progression.
E, G, C, B (C major seventh - first inversion)
E, Gb,C, B (C major seventh flat fifth - first inversion)
D, F, B, G (G dominant seventh - second inversion)
Db, F, B, G (G dominant seventh flat fifth - second inversion)
C, D, A, F, (D minor seventh - third inversion)
A, C, F, E (F major seventh - first inversion)
Ab, C, F, E (F minor seventh - first inversion)
G, B, E, C (C major seventh - second inversion)
Imaj7, Imaj7b5, V7, V7b5, ii7, IVmaj7, iv7, Imaj7 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
