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Partial Chords Part II

Also called incomplete or polytonal chords. See my previous blog on Polytonal Chords.
Many times a partial chord is used instead of the full chord or voicing.
One reason this is done is to make each part less thick and more distinctive.




The following are three note chords from the C major scale and its family of chords.
Low notes on left moving to higher notes on right.
C major seventh
A minor seventh
F major seventh
G dominant seventh
B, C, E Imaj7
A, C, E vi7
E, F, A IVmaj7
D, F, B V7
Also do in all possible octaves. Play as a chord and also arpeggio style.
Also start in one octave then change to another octave higher then lower in tone.


C major seventh
G dominant seventh
A minor seventh
G dominant seventh
E, G, B Imaj7
D, F, B V7
C, G, A vi7
B, F, G V7
Also do above ascending:
C major seventh
G dominant seventh
A minor seventh
G dominant seventh
E, G, B Imaj7
F, G, D V7
G, A, C vi7
F, B, D V7


Also you can change voicing of partial chords like below:
A minor
G major
F major
E, A, C vi
D, G, B V
C, F, A IV


A, C, E vi
G, B, D V
F, A, C IV


E, A. C vi
D, G, B, V
C, E, G IVmaj7


F major
E minor
D minor
C major
A, C, F IV
G, B, E iii
F, A, D ii
E, G, C I


C, F, A IV
B, E, G iii
A, C, F ii7
G, B, E Imaj7


G dominant seventh
C major seventh
D minor seventh
A minor seventh
D, F, B V7
C, E, B Imaj7
C, D, A ii7
C, E, G vi7













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





















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