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    The slurs indicate which chord progressions are usable. The leading tone triad is the exception to the 'Down a 5 th'rule of thumb. If I can go anywhere, that means it can also go up a 3 rd, 5th, and down a 2 nd.

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    The slurs indicate which chord progressions are usable. The leading tone triad is the exception to the 'Down a 5 th'rule of thumb. If I can go anywhere, that means it can also go up a 3 rd, 5th, and down a 2 nd.

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    Www-Angelfire-com Jazz Paper Music Progs-HTML 53h1k0xx

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    The slurs indicate which chord progressions are usable. The leading tone triad is the exception to the 'Down a 5 th'rule of thumb. If I can go anywhere, that means it can also go up a 3 rd, 5th, and down a 2 nd.

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    of 1

    TheEasyChordProgressionChart 1.

    Chordsmovemostfrequently: th l Downa5 ,
    l

    Upastep,and Downa3 rd,

    inthatorderofcommonness. 2.I(thetonictriad)mayinterruptanyotherwisegoodchordprogression,and 3.Imayprogresstoanyotherchord. Giventheaboveguidelines,alistof'Downa5 th 'chordprogressionswouldreadasfollows.Theslursindicatewhichchordprogressionsareusable. (Readfroml.tor.): IslurIVslurviiiiislurvisluriislurVslurI Theonlyplacewhereabracketdoesnotappearisfromviitoiii.Theleadingtonetriad,byvirtueofitstritoneintervalandstrongneedtoleadupward totonicistheexceptiontothe'Downa5 th 'ruleofthumb.Somemorizetheruleanditsoneexception. 'Upastep'lookslikeso: IiiiiiIVslurVviviiI thusthe'Upastep'rulehastwoexceptions:theonlyprogressionswherebothchordsaresecondarytriads. 'Downa3 rd'lookslikeso: IvislurIViislurviiViiiI thus,the'Downa3 rd'progressionworksfromIuntiltheverystrongdiminishedtriadisreached,atwhichpointthe'Downa3 rd'progressionsstop working.Notethattherearethreeexceptionstothe'Downa3 rd'rule. IfIcangoanywhere,thatmeansthatitcannotonlygoDowna5th ,UpastepandDowna3 rd,butitcanalsogoupa3 rd,5th ,anddowna2 nd.Thus thefollowingprogressionsarecreated: Isluriii,IslurV,Ivii AndifIVIisthefamiliarplagal("Amen")cadence,thenthisparticularprogressionmustalsobeacceptable. Theaboveisnothingmorethanelaborationonthestandardprogressionrules:Downa5 th ,UpaStep,andDowna3 rd.Nowyouhaveameansfor learning5simpleexceptionsinsteadofall19commonprogressions. http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/papermusic/progs.html

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