Results tagged “Minor Seventh” from From The Composer's Chair

Using flash cards to memorize chords and their number formulas

By
Vince Lauria
on March 28, 2010 11:45 PM |
Look at the following flash cards (front side is left, back side is right): 


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Now make flash cards for:

The circle of fifth's and fourths (this covers all fifteen major scale keys), Harmonic major scale and its family of chords, Harmonic minor scale and its family of chords, Natural minor scale and its family of chords, and all 28 modes and their created family of chords. 

Practice seeing the front of the card and know what's on the back. 

This is a lot of fun to do with a friend!



Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.


All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Chord Substitutions - Part 6

By
Vince Lauria
on February 28, 2010 10:06 AM |
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 ///
Also try any and all of your own combinations then work on them to improve!




Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.


All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music




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