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Additional Chord Tone 

Lastly, we can add additional chord tones while making sure that the tension resolution

remains intact. (Ex. 6M)

& bbbb 44 ‰ œ   Jœ œ œ œ œ   œ   œ œ œ   Œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ   ˙   œ œ œ œbbbb ˙ œ œ œ œ   ‰   jœ   œ œ œ œ œ n   ˙   œ œ n   œ n   œ n œ œ œ n   œ Ó

bbbb œ   œ œ œ œ œ œ œ   œ œ ˙   ‰ œ n   œ œ œ œ œ œ   .œ Jœ n   œ œ œ œ nbbbb .œ   jœ œ œ n   œ œ   œ n   œ œ œ œ   œ#   œ n œ   œ œ# œ œ n   œ n   œ n œ œ œ#   œ n ˙

bbbb ‰ œ n   œ œ n   œ   œ œb œ œ œ n   œ œ   œ œ   œ n   œ#   œ œ n œ œ œ œ   œ n   œ#   œ n   ˙

bbbb œ n   œ#   œ n   œ œ   œ n   œ   .œ#    jœ#   œ œ n   œ n   œ#    .œ   Jœ n   œ#   œ#   œ n   œ   œ œ œ   ‰ œ œ n   œ

bbbb Jœ œ

Jœ œ

 œ œ œ

  Jœ œ

Jœ œ œ œ

 œ  ‰ œ œ

 œ n  ‰

 œ œb  œ œ œ œ

 œ ˙bbbb ‰ œ   jœ œ œ œ œ   .œ   Jœ œ œ œ œ n   jœ œ   jœ œ œ œ œ   .œ n   jœ   .œ   jœ

bbbb

Jœ œ Jœ œ œ œ œ   .œ n   j

œ œ œb

  œ œ   .œ

  jœ   œ œ œ œ   œ#   œ œ n œ œ œ œ   œ Œ Ó

Ex. 6M F-7 Bb-7 Eb7 Abma7 

Dbma7 G7 Cma7 %

C-7 F-7 Bb7 Ebma7 

Abma7 A-7( b5) D7 Gma7 %

A-7 D7 Gma7 %

F# -7 B7 Ema7 C7 

F-7 Bb-7 Eb7 Abma7 

Dbma7 Db- C-7 B`7 

Bb-7 Eb7 Abma7 C7 F-

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Solo (Stella By Moonlight) with Tensions

Here is an example of a solo on a well-known standard that uses tensions to generate tension

resolution. Every chord change uses one tension. Play through the solo and determine what

tensions were used in each measure as well as where the points of resolution occur. (Ex. 6N)

& 44 ‰ œ œb   œ œ   œ œ œ   œ œ œ œ œ œ   ‰ œ œ œb   Œ   œ œb   œ   œb   œ ˙

‰ œ œ œb œ   œb   œ   ˙   œb   œb   œ œ   œ   œ œb œ œ œb  œ   œ

  œb  œ  ˙

‰ œ œ œ   .œ Jœ   Jœ œb   Jœ œ   œ œ   jœ œ   jœ œ œ œ œ   œb   œ œb   œ œ œb   œ

jœ œ   jœ œ   œ œ   ‰ œ œ œ œ   œb   œ   œ   œ œb œ œ œ œ œ#   œ œ Œ .   Jœ

œb   œ œ œ œ œ œ   œ   œ œb œ   œ œ   œb   œ œ œ œ œ œ   .œ   jœ   œb   œ œb   œ

.œ   Jœb   .œb Jœ   œ œb   œ œb   .œb   jœ   œb   œ œ œ   .œ   jœ   œ   œ œb œ œ œ

‰ œ œ#   œb   œ œ œ œ œ#   œ œ#   œ œ œ œ#   œ   œ   œb   œ œ œ œ œ   œ#   œ œ œ   œ œ

œb   œ œ œb   .œ   Jœ   œb   œ œ œ œb   œ œ œ   œ œ œb   œ œ œ œ œ   œ   œ œ ˙

Ex. 6NE-7( b5) A7 C-7 F7 

F-7 Bb7 Eb  Ab7 

Bb  E-7( b5) A7 D- Bb-7 Eb7 

F G-7 C7 A-7( b5) D7 

G7 % C-7 %

Ab7 % Bb  %

E-7( b5) A7 D-7( b5) G7 

C-7( b5) F7 Bb  %

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