Voice Leading Part XVI - with chromatic passing tones

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Chromatic passing tones are notes outside of the scale - non diatonic.
Adds nice color and tension to voice leading.


Normal Progression:
Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.
This can be ascending or descending.


First examples will all be in C major (3 note chords) using Normal Progressions:
Descending chord progressions.(notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)


C, E, G (C major)
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
Bb, D, G (G minor - first inversion)
A, C, F (F major - first inversion)
Ab, C, F (F minor - first inversion)
G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
I, V, v, IV, iv, I progression.


G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
G, B, D (G major)
G, Bb, D (G minor)
F, A, D (D minor - first inversion)
F, A, C (F major)
I, i, V, v, ii, IV progression.
(remember all techniques are meant to open new doors, take the time to experiment to learn and digest what is presented here - then create what you personally like.
Many times new ideas seem awkward this is primarily because you are unfamiliar with them. Some of the greatest bands and composers were not liked initiatively but went on to be accepted and loved).


F, A, C (F major)
F, Ab, C (F minor)
E, G, C (C major - first inversion)
Eb, Gb, C (C diminished - first inversion)
D, F, A (D minor)
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
C, E, G (C major)
IV, iv, I, io, ii, iv, I progression.


C, E, G (C major)
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
Bb, D, F (Bb major)
A, C, F (F major - first inversion)
Ab, C, F (F minor - first inversion)
G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
I, V, bVII, IV, iv, I progression.


D, F, A (D minor)
Db, F, A (D flat augmented)
C, E, A (A minor - first inversion)
B, E, G (E minor - second inversion)
Bb, E, G (E diminished - second inversion)
A, C, F (F major - first inversion)
ii, bII+, vi, iii, iiio, IV progression.


G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
G, B, D (G major)
G, Bb, Db (G diminished)
F, A, C (F major)
F, Ab, C (F minor)
E, G, C (C major - first inversion)
I, i, V, vo, IV, iv, I progression.


E, G, C (C major - first inversion)
E, G, B (C major seventh - first inversion)
D, G, Bb (G minor - second inversion)
D, F, A (D minor)
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
C, E, G (C major)
I, Imaj7,v, ii, iv, I progression.




Many of these chords can be called different names. This is called synonyms.
This will be covered in a later lesson.





Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.


















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