Negative Harmony

Negative Harmony Ernst Levy

A Theory of Harmony







Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier
(Musical Prodigy)

C/G Axis C ( Axis C
Perfect 5th ) G7
Negative G7 = Fm6 ( Dm7b5)
Negative Scale C Ionian G Phrygian

Chord Sequence VI-II-V-I
A7 D7 G7 C Ebm6 Bbm6 Fm6 C
C

(1:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBr070vcNE&t=193s

G7

C Major 5 - 7- 2 - 4 (Downward) G
Phrygian
5 G Phrygian
C
7 G Phrygian
Ab
2 G Phrygian
F
4 G Phrygian
D
 C Ab F D = Fm6




Cycle of Fifths
Negative Harmony

C-G Axis Axis
C G F D

Negative G7 (
)

G B D F --> C Ab F D
Chord Sequence VI-II-V-I C
-A7 = Bb Gb Eb C = Ebm6
-D7 = F Db Bb G = Bbm6
-G7 = C Ab F D = Fm6
"Mirror Harmony"
.
555+

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Negative Harmony
Chord Scale Chord Quality

Negative Chord


Chord Scale

C Major

Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5

-Cmaj7 = C E G B --> G Eb C Ab = Abmaj7
-Dm7 = D F A C --> F D Bb G = Gm7
-Em7 = E G B D --> Eb C Ab F = Fm7
-Fmaj7 = F A C E --> D Bb G Eb = Ebmaj7
-G7 = G B D F --> C Ab F D = Dm7b5 Fm6
-Am7 = A C E G --> Bb G Eb C = Cm7
-Bm7b5 = B D F A --> Ab F D Bb = Bb7

Transform Negative Chord


V7 Dominant 7th
m7b5 m6 VIIm7b5 Dominant 7th
Negative Chord General Terms
Imaj7 --> bVImaj7
IIm7 --> Vm7
IIIm7 --> IVm7
IVmaj7 --> bIIImaj7
V7 --> IIm7b5 IVm6
VIm7 --> Im7
VIIm7b5 --> bVII7

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Cycle of Fifths
5th



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Chromatic 12 b7(Bb)


6th(A)
C ()
12
Reflection

Line 6

E Eb
Negative (C-G)

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 Drop2 Bass 4th String :
Maj7

Bi-Tonal
Arpeggio
Bi-Tonal Arpeggio ?
Bi 2 Bi-Tonal Arpeggio

Ideas 2 Arpeggio Bi-Tonality
Chordal Sound

Lower Arpeggio Dominant
Higher Arpeggio Major
G7 Arpeggio + A Major Arpeggio = G13b5
G7 = G, B, D, F 1, 3, 5, b7
A = A, C#, E 9, b5, 13


()

G7 + E = G13b9

G7 + Db = G7b5b9



Artful Arpeggio Don Mock

Creativeness Line
^_^

Chord
Embellishments

Chord Embellishments
 Chord Embellishments

Harmony


6




1. Maj7
2. m7
3. Dom7
4. m7b5
5. dim7
6. m(maj7)
Common Substitutions

1. Maj7: 6, 6/9, add9 ( #11 Occasional Extension
Lydian Sound)
2. m7: m9, m11
3. Dom7: 9, 13 ( 5th 9th Altered)
Dim7 on 3rd
4. m7b5: None ( 11th )
5. Dim7: None
6. m(maj7): m6, m6/9, m(add9)

6th maj7
Melody
Note Chord Root ( 555+)
m7b5
vii
Major Key Dim7
(
Minor
Key)
m7b5 ii Minor Key




"Secondary" Function


V
ii (
/ vii
)
G7 Resolve C Cm

G7
Dm7 (
C) Dm7b5 ( Cm V
V7b9) Bdim7

C Cm
?
"Tritone" Subs

Half-Step Up
Dom7
Db7 ( G7) C Cm
Minor Key )
(
( Tritone Subs
Link

Altered Dom7s Altered V7
bII Tritone Sub
Bass Note

G7#5#9 = Db13#11 Resolve

C Cm Dom7 Version Work
)


(Back Door
Progression) Dom7 Whole Step
Below Bb7 Cmaj7
)
(
Dm7-G7-Cmaj7
(Replaced)
Secondary Dominant G7)
D7-G7-Cmaj7 (
Dm7-Db7-Cmaj7 ( Tritone Sub G7)
Abm7-Db7-Cmaj7 (Tritone Sub Dm7-G7)
vii Cm, Dim7 Sub
Dm7-Bdim7-Cmaj7 (
G7)
Dm7b5-G7b9-Cmaj7 (ii-V C minor)
"Backdoor" Progression
Fm7-Bb7-Cmaj7 (
bVII (ii-V) Fm7 C
Minor )
Extensions

Fancy Alterations G7 C6

Cmaj7
. Harmony 555+
Dominant7 Drop3