Chord Progressions -- Theory and Practice

Song List: The I-VIm-IIm-V7 Progression The I, IV, And V Chords in Early Rock Progressions in the '60s More Progressions from the '60s Lines in the '60s Some Odds and Ends from the '60s The 1970s and '80s Rock Standards The 1990s The 2000s More Classic Songs SECTION 4---CHORD SUBSTITUTIONS Substitutions For a Major I Chord For a Minor I Chord For a V7 (Seventh) Chord The Tritone Substitution How to Avoid the Tritone Within a Chord Chromatic Passing Chords Side-Slipping Neighbor Chords Repeated Chords Creating Variations Lines Turnarounds Turnarounds from Rock Standards ENDINGS False or Deceptive Endings Pedal Points Introductions Simplifying Chord Progressions SECTION 3---CHORD PROGRESSIONS IN DIFFERENT STYLES Blues Chord Progressions Country Blues Minor Blues Swing, Boogie-Woogie, and Bebop Blues Early Rock Blues in Early Rock Contents Foreword SECTION 1---CHORDS, INTERVALS, AND SCALES Overview: Chords, intervals, Scales, and Triads Major Scales Triads Four-Note Chords Chords Built on the Major Triad Chords Built on the Minor Triad Chords Built on the Diminished Triad Chords Built on the Augmented Triad Chord Built on the Suspended Triad Altered Chords Summary of Triads and Four-Note Chords Extended Major Scales Building Ninth Chords Major 9th Chord Dominant 9th Chord Six-Nine Chord Minor Major 9th Chord Minor 9th Chord Minor Six-Nine Chord Diminished 7th add 9 Major 9th Sharp 5 Dominant 9th Sharp 5 9th Chord with a Suspended 4th Omitting Notes from 9th Chords Altering 9th Chords Eleventh Chords Dominant 11th Chords Minor 11th Chords Augmented 11th Chords Major 11th Chords Thirteenth Chords Dominant 13th Chords Minor 13th Chords 13th Chords with Augmented 11th Major 13th Chords 7th add 6th Chords More Altered Chords Omitting Notes from Extended Chords Voice leading Chords with Alternate Bass Notes Power Chords Summary Chart of Chord Tones SECTION 2---CREATING CHORD PROGRESSIONS Using Roman Numerals Your First Chord Progression: I-V7-I Songs That Use I-V7-I The I-V7-I Progression in Every Key The Im-V7-Im Progression The Im-V7-Im in All Minor Keys The I-flat VII-I Progression Two-Chord Songs That Use Other Chords The I-flat VII in Every Key Three-Chord Songs The I-IV-V7 Progression in a Major Key Songs in a Major Key That Can Be Played Using Only I, IV, and V The I, IV, and V7 Chords in Every Major Key The I-IV-V7 Progression in a Minor Key Other Songs That Use the Im, IVm, and V7 Chords The Im-IVm-V7 in All Minor Keys Passing Chords Diatonic Passing Chords Diminished Chords Avoiding the Tritone in Diminished Chords Substituting for Augmented Chords Tonicization A Final Word