chord progressions – chromatic chords
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Chord Progressions
There are five kinds of chord progressions in music:
Basic Harmony Scale Chords
Substitute Chords
Circle of Fifth Chords
Chromatic Chords
In the last four months, we presented Basic Harmony, Scale Chords, Substitute
Chords, and Circle of Fifths. This month, we will be working with Chromatic
Chords. Now that the series in complete, you will then be able to recognize them
in the music you play. You will also be able to use the knowledge of chord
progressions to change the music you play and make it more interesting.
Chromatic Chord Progressions
In most music, chromatic progressions are achieved by using diminished 7ths or
dominant 7ths as passing chords within other types of chord progressions.
Diminished 7ths resolve up step
Dominant 7ths resolve down step
Here are some examples of diminished and dominant chords used as passing
chords within a variety of the other chord progressions you have already learned.
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Chromatic Chord Progressions - 1
Here are some examples of diminished and dominant chords used as passingchords within a normal basic song harmony.
C
F
G
C
5
Approach each chord with a dimiinished 7th.
C
E d i m 7
F
F # d i m 7
G
B d i m 7
C
9
Approach each chord with a dominant 7th.
C 6
G b 7
F m a j 7
A b 7
G 7
D b 7
C m a j 7
13
Here's a common scale chord progression
C
D m
E m
F
17
Here are the passing diminished 7ths to move up.
C
C # d i m 7
D m
E b d i m 7
E m
E d i m 7
F
21
F m a j 7
Here are the Dominant 7ths to move down.
F 7 ( b 5 )
E m 7
E b 7
D m 7
D b 7
C m a j 7
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Chromatic Chords - 2
C
Here is a common circle of 5ths progressions
A m
D m
D m 7
5
G 7
G 7
C m a j 7
C 6
9
Here are the passing diminished 7ths.C
G # d i m 7
A m
C # d i m 7
D m
C # d i m 7
D m 7
G b d i m 7
13
G 7
F # d i m 7
G 7
B d i m 7
C m a j 7
B d i m 7
C 6
17
Passing dominant 7th chords would work like this:
C
B b 7
A m
E b 7
D m
E b 7
D m 7
A b 7
21
G 7
A b 7
G 7
D b 7
C a m j 7
D b 7
C 6
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Chromatic Chords - 3
Most good musicians would use a mixture of chords and progressions within a song,so we might end up with something like this:
C 6
B b 7
A m 7
C # d i m 7
D m
E b 7
D m 7
F # d i m 7
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Here's a melody improvised over that same progression. Enjoy!
G
A b 7
G 7
D b 7
C m a j 7
D b 7
C 6
9
C 6 B b 7
A m 7 C # d i m 7
D m
E b 7
D m 7 F # d i m 7
13
On the next pages below, you will find several simple songs with passing chromatic chords.
G
A b 7
G 7
D b 7
C m a j 7
D b 7
C 6
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Michael, Row the Boat Ashorewith chromatic passing chords
A m 7
D m 7
D b 9 # 1 1
C m a j 7
E d i m 7
4
F m a j 7
B d i m C m a j 7
B b 9 # 1 1
6
A m 7
A b 1 3 # 1 1
G 7
A m 7
B d i m 7
8
C m a j 7
A b 7 G 7
D b 7 b 9 C m a j 7
C 6
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Silent Night - Passing Chromatic Chords
D b 9 # 1 1
C m a j 7
B b 1 3 # 1 1
A m 7
5
A b 9 # 1 1
G 7
C 6
E d i m 7
9
F m a j 7
E b d i m 7
D m 7
G 7
D b 9 # 1 1
C 6
F # 7
13
F m a j 7
E b d i m 7
D m 7
D b 7 B d i m
C 6
B b 1 3 # 1 1
A m 7
E b d i m 7
17
D m 7
A b 9 # 1 1
G 7
D m 7
D b 9 # 1 1
C m a j 7
B b 9 # 1 1
21
A m 7
E b 7
D m 9
D b 9 # 1 1
G 7 b 9
C m a j 7
C 6