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Voice Leading Part XXII - with chromatic passing tones

This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).
The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.



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




Contrary Motion:

If the bass moves up - the treble moves down.
If the bass moves down - the treble moves up.
There will be passing tones from chord to chord. (notes from the scale)
More on this later.





These will all be in C Harmonic minor (3 note chords) using Contrary Motion:
(notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, Eb, G (C minor major seventh - third inversion) incomplete (E flat augmented)
Bb, Eb, G (C minor seventh - third inversion) incomplete (E flat major second inversion)
A, Eb, G (A minor seventh flat fifth) incomplete (F dominant ninth first inversion)
Ab, F, Ab (F minor - first inversion) incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, C, Eb (C minor - first inversion)
i, imaj7, im7, #vi7b5, iv, V, i progression.


G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
F#, C Eb (F sharp diminished seventh) incomplete
F, Ab, F (F minor) incomplete
G, B, D (G major)
Eb, C, Eb (C minor - first inversion) incomplete
i, bvo7, iv, V, i progression.


C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion) incomplete
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
Ab, Eb, Ab (Ab major) incomplete
B, D, Ab (E dominant seventh - second inversion) incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
C, Eb, C (C minor) incomplete
i, V, iv, VI, #III7, V, i progression.



C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, D, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, Eb, Ab (Ab major - first inversion)
A, Eb, Gb (C diminished seventh) incomplete (each note in dim chord is a root note)
Ab, F, Ab (F minor)
incomplete
C, Eb, G (C minor)
i, V, io7, VI, iv, i progression.


F, Ab, C (F minor)
E, Ab, C (E augmented)
Eb, B, G (E flat augmented)
F, Ab, D (D diminished - first inversion)
D, B, D (G major - second inversion)
incomplete
D, B, D# (G major - second inversion) incomplete
Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)
iv, #III+, III+, iio, V, V+, i progression.


C, Eb, G (C minor)
Bb, E, G (C minor seventh - third inversion) incomplete
Ab, F, Ab (F minor)
incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, Eb, G (Eb augmented - first inversion)
incomplete
Ab, D, F (D diminished - second inversion)
G, B, G (G major)
incomplete
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
i, i7, iv, V, III+, iio, V, i progression.


C, Eb, G (C minor)
incomplete
Ab, Eb, Ab (Ab major)
incomplete
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, F, B (B diminished)
incomplete
D, F, Ab (D minor)
incomplete
C, Ab, C (F minor - second inversion)
incomplete
B, Ab, C (F minor seventh flat fifth - second inversion) incomplete
Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

i, VI, iv, V, i, viio, iio, iv, iv7b5, i progression.









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









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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

Voice Leading Part XX - with chromatic passing tones

Vince Lauria on iTunes | YouTube | IMDb | AmazonMP3 All materials copyright © 2010 Vince Lauria | www.vincelauria.com.

This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.

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.

First examples will all be in C harmonic minor (3 note chords) using Normal Progressions:
Ascending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
These chords are all created from the C Harmonic Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C.
C, Eb, G (C minor)
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
C, Gb, Ab (A flat dominant seventh - first inversion) incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)
i, iv, VI7, V, i progression. (see lesson on partial diatonic replacements see
"Harmonic function of chords - How do we use chords and scales in songs? Part I)

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)
F, Ab, C (F minor)
F#, A, C (D seventh - first inversion) incomplete (also called secondary dominant)
G, B, D (G major)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
i,iv, II7, V, i progression.
(see Harmonic function of chords - How do we use chords and scales in songs? Part V)


C, Eb, G (C minor)
Db, Fb, G (D flat diminished)
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)
G, B, D (G major)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
i, biio, V, i, V, i progression.



C, Eb, G (C minor)
C, Eb, Ab (A flat augmented - first inversion)
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
Eb, Ab, C (Ab major - second inversion)
F, Ab, C (F minor)
i, VI+, V, VI, iv, progression.


F, Ab, C (F minor)
G, B, C (G major add eleven)
Ab, C, Eb (Ab major)
Ab, D, F (D diminished - second inversion)
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
C, Eb, G (C minor)
iv, V/11, VI, iio, V, i progression.


C, Eb, G (C minor)
C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)
D, F, Ab (D diminished)
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
Eb, G, B (E flat augmented)
Eb, Ab, C (Ab major - second inversion)
E, G, C# (A dominant seventh - second inversion) incomplete
F, Ab, C (F minor)
F, Ab, Db (D flat major - first inversion)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
i, iv, iio, V, III+, VI, #VI7, iv, bII, i progression.


C, Eb, G (C minor)
C, Eb, Ab (Ab major - first inversion)
D, F, Ab (D diminished)
D, F, B (B diminished - first inversion)
Eb, G, B (E flat augmented)
Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)
F, Ab, C (F minor)
F, Ab, D (D diminished - first inversion)
G, B, D (G major)
Ab, B, D (A flat diminished)
G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)
i, VI, iio, viio, III+, i, iv, iio, V, vio, i progression.














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


















All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

Vince Lauria on iTunes | YouTube | IMDb | AmazonMP3 All materials copyright © 2010 Vince Lauria | www.vincelauria.com.

Voice Leading Part XVIIII - with chromatic passing tones

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



Contrary Motion:
If the bass moves up - the treble moves down.
If the bass moves down - the treble moves up.
There will be passing tones from chord to chord. (notes from the scale)
More on this later.





These will all be in C major (3 note chords) using Contrary Motion:
(notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)
C, E, G (C major)
B, E, G (E minor - second inversion)
A, F, A (F major - first inversion) incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
I, vi, IV, V, I progression.


G, C, E (C major - second inversion)
Gb, C, E (C major flat fifth - second inversion)
F, A, F (F major) incomplete
F, A, E (F major seventh) incomplete
G, B, D (G major)
F#,B, D (G major seventh - third inversion) incomplete
F, B, D (G dominant seventh - third inversion)
E, C, E (C major - first inversion) incomplete
I,Ib5, IV,IVmaj7, V, Vmaj7, V7, I progression.


C, E, G (C major)
C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion) incomplete
B, G, Bb (G minor - first inversion) incomplete
C, F, A (F major - second inversion)
A, A, C (A minor) incomplete
A, G#, C (A minor major seventh) incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
D#, G, B (G augmented - second inversion)
C, E, C (C major) incomplete
I, i, V, v, IV, vi, vimaj7, V, V+, I progression.



C, E, G (C major)
C, Eb, G (C minor)
B, G, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
Bb, G, Bb, (G minor - first inversion) incomplete
C, E, A (A minor - first inversion)
C, E, Ab (A minor major seventh - first inversion) incomplete
A, F, A (F major)
incomplete
I, i, V, v, vi, vimaj7, IV, progression.


F, A, C (F major)
E, B, G (E minor)
D#, B, G (E minor major seventh - third inversion) incomplete
F, A, D (D minor - first inversion)
F, Ab, D (D diminished seventh - first inversion
D, B, G (G major - second inversion)
E, G, C (C major - first inversion)
IV, iii, iiimaj7, ii, iio, V, I progression.


C, E, G (C major)
B, E, G (C major seventh - third inversion) incomplete (also called Em - second inversion)
this is known as a synonym, same notes different names. Later this will be covered.
Bb, E, G (C dominant seventh - third inversion) incomplete
A, F, A (F major - first inversion)
incomplete
B, D, G (G major - first inversion)
G, E, B (E minor - first inversion)
incomplete

G, E, Bb (E diminished - first inversion)
D, F, A (D minor)
C#, F, A (D minor major seventh - third inversion) incomplete
C, F, A (D minor minor seventh - third inversion) incomplete
B, F, A (G dominate ninth - first inversion) also called D minor sixth (covered later)
B, D, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, E, G (C major)
I, Imaj7,I7, IV, V, iii, iiio, ii, iimaj7, ii7, V9, V, I progression.


C, E, G (C major)
B, E, G (C major seventh - third inversion) incomplete
Bb, E, G (C dominant seventh - third inversion) incomplete
A, E, A (A minor)
incomplete
C, F, A (F major - second inversion)
B, D, B (G major - first inversion)
incomplete
C, G, C (C major)
incomplete
B, G, B (E minor - second inversion)
incomplete
D, F, A (D minor)
C#, F, A (D minor major seventh - third inversion) incomplete
C, A, C (F major - second inversion)
incomplete
D, G, B (G major - second inversion)
C, octave C, E (C major)
incomplete
I, Imaj7, I7, vi, IV, V, I, iii, ii, iimaj7, IV, V, I progression.














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


















All materials copyright 2010. For personal use only.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music