Using Pedal Tones in Diatonic Chord Progressions Part VI

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Using the C harmonic minor scale and its family of chords do the following progressions.
Using four quarter notes playing the low pedal tone (C) then play chords using one
whole note per chord.
Do this for all examples.


C (note low octave) - C, Eb (two note chord - incomplete)
C - Ab, D
C - G, B
C - Eb, G
(i, iv6, V, i progression)


Now repeat this entire example ten times. Then move by half step intervals - higher in tone (C#) then increase metronome to 110 BPM. Do this by half steps (chromatic scale) to
D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb and B increasing speed by ten BPM for each ascending key.
Do this for all examples given on page.




C - C, Eb
C - F, Ab
C - B, D
C - Ab, Eb
C - G, Eb
(i, iv, Vsus4, VI, i progression)


C - Ab, C
C - G, B
C - F, Ab
C - D, Ab
C - D, G
(VI, V, iv, iim7b5, Vsus4 progression)


C - C, Eb
C - B, Eb
C - Ab, Eb
C - B, Eb
(i, imaj7, VI, imaj7 progression)


C - D, F
C - C, Eb
C - B, D
C - Ab, C
C - G, C
(iio, i, Vsus4, iv, i progression)


Ab - C, Eb
G - C, Eb
F - C, D
G - C, Eb
(VI, I, iv6, i)
This time the C is the pedal tone.
Experiment making different notes in the chords the pedal tone.


Also create three different progressions (combinations) for each example given.
























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





















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