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CHORDS |
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| FILE | DESCRIPTION |
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The 1st 3 Chord Types |
How to Find the 1st 3 chord types with 7ths |
| Diminished 7th Chord Diagrams | The 3 diminished chords |
| II V I Inversions | How to invert II V Is |
| II V I Inversions VIDEO | II V I inversions shown on video in windows media format (wmv) |
| Harmonic Cycle Checklist | Keep track of the harmonic Cycles you know |
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Functional Harmony
Basics
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Audio lesson on how chord sequences really work |
| Functional Harmony Basics PDF Notes | Written notes on the same thing as above |
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Functional Harmony
with 7ths
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Audio lesson on chord sequences - a little more advanced |
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Borrowing from the
minor key
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How chords can be borrowed from the minor key even when you are playing in major |
| Borrowing from the minor key PDF Notes | Written notes on the same thing as above |
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I major to IV dominant
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Where this sequence comes from and how to play over it |
| Secondary dominant chords | How chord sequences are enhanced by using dominant chords other than on chord V |
| The Musical Universe - Part 1 | Part one of how we can get chords by dividing the chromatic scale into whole tone scales and taking it further from there |
| The Musical Universe Part 2 - What Comes from the Diminished | Part 2 explains what happens after you get the 3 diminished chords. (The related dominants and their landing pads) |
| Things to Know about Harmony | The 6 harmonic ingredients that will be found again and again in standards and popular music |
| Tritone Substitution | How to substitute dominant chords using tritone substitution |
| How to use a diminished chord to extend a dominant 7th chord | Using the diminished chord in the function of a dominant |
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Every Major 6th is a Minor 7th
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This is a must for jazz piano! |
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Major 6th Chords on
the 5th
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How to use major 6ths to make great sounding major 9th chords. |
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II V I in Minor
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How to find the minor version of a II V I |
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2 Min7ths that play
together
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Extend min7th chords by knowing this relationship |
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Maj7ths Around
Cycle of 4ths
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Long and short Maj7th chords practice |
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Min6s from the Same Diminished
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These are great in a minor II V |
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Every Min6 is a Half Dim
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One of the commandments! |
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9ths
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An intro to adding 9ths in your chords |
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Diminished & Dominant
1
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One of the most important and great sounding parts of this system. |
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Diminished & Dominant
2
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Part 2 |
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Diminished & Dominant
3
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Part 3 - Application |