Continuing with this book's primary theme of supplying many different harmonic Coney Pe
progression or song, the following is another small chord progression with a variety of FoneePte te Tata
applied. This progression is a bit more active harmonically (and less predictable) than the prwike nt qs
offers an interesting compositional technique of alternating between two different keys (in this case; 7
Every other chord is in the same key;
KeyofF: (i) Fmaj7_— (1). G-7 (vpD-7 AV) Bbmaj7 OF
Key of Db: (VI)Bb-7 (Daj? VI) B7_— (IV) Gomai7
Example k) on page 18 presents a small ABA song form combining a few of the concept used in the
earlier examples, ‘This example is also presented on the accompanying CD with two different performance
demonstrations: selection #1 (slow ex.) and selection #2 (up-tempo ex.)
Exercise no. 6
4a) Chromatic lead tone .
Fmaj7 teed c-7 Dmaj7_—p.7 B7 Bbmaj7_Gbmaj7 F
eo kg 2 eo ho.
—_
io} 3
= ————
b) Common lead tone
Fmaj7_—_Bb-7 G-7-Dbmaj7_—~D-7 B7 —_Bbmaj7_ G>maj7 F
¢) Constant Structures (Perfect 4th voicings)
77 G-7 bmaj7 Bbmaj7 Gpmaj7
Fmaj7 Bb? ri Dpme ij maj7_Gpmaj
d) "Modal" (Lyd. / Dor.)
Fmaj7BY7
2
=
ae
16¢) Upper-structure Triads
g) "Open" 3-note chords
Bb-7
bo
Dbmaj7D-7 B7 Bbmaj7
be
Fmaj7
eS
h) “Close” 3-note chords
Fmaj7 Bb-7 G-7— Dbmaj7 B7 Bhmaj7
4) Half-step voicings
Fmaj7 Bb-7 Dbmaj7 B7
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Bbmaj7
Ghmaj7
Gbmaj7
Ghmaj7
Dimaj7_-D-7 B7 Bbmaj7_ Gmaj7 E
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f) Common lead tones
Fmaj7 at G-7— Dhmaj7_ P57 BZ Bomaj7_—G>maj7 EI