FUNDAMENTAL HARMONY

Dr. Declan PlummerLesson 6: Six Steps to Chorale Harmonisation

Summary of Melodic Patterns

1. 3-2-1

• Major Keys: I - V - I or I - V7 - I

• Minor Keys: i - V - i or i - V7 - i

• Major Keys I - V - vi

• Minor Keys i - V - VI

I V vi

3 2 1I V I

3 2 1

1. 3-2-1

• Passing 63

• Major Keys: I - viio6 - I6

• Minor Keys: i - viio6 - i6

I viio6 I6

3 2 11. 3-2-1

• Cadential 64

• Major Keys: I - V - I

• Minor Keys: i - V - i

1. 3-2-1

64

53

64

53

I V I 64

53

3 2 1

2. 1-2-3

• Passing63

• Major Keys: I6 - viio6 - I

• Minor Keys: i6- viio6 - iI6 viio6 I

321

• Major Keys I - I - V or I - I - V7

• Minor Keys i - i - V or i - i - V7

3. 3-3-2

I I V7

3 23

4. 8-7-8

• Passing (this version can also be used at cadences)

63

• Major Keys: I6 - viio6 - I always!

• Minor Keys: i6- viio6 - i always! I6 viio6 I

878

4. 8-7-8

• Passing64

• Major Keys: I6 - V - I or I - V - I6

• Minor Keys: i6 - V - i or i - V - i6

I6 V I 64

878

64

64

64

64

• Major KeysI - ii - V - II - ii6 - V - II - ii - V7 - II - ii6 -V7 - II - ii - V - II - ii - V7 - II - ii - V8 7 - I

• Minor Keysi - iio - V - ii - iio6 - V - ii - iio - V7 - ii - iio6 -V7 - ii - iiø - V - ii - iiø - V7 - ii - iiø - V8 7 - i

6565

65

6565

65

5. 3-2-2-1

I ii V8 7 I65

prepared

3 2 12

• Major KeysI - IV - V - II - IV - V7 - II - IV - V8 7 - I

6. 3-4-2-1

• Minor Keysi - iv - V - ii - iv - V7 - ii - iv - V8 7 - i

I IV V8 7 I

3 2 14

i iv V i

6th to 5th

3 2 14

• Major Keys I - V - I or I - V7 - I

• Minor Keys i - V - i or i - V7 - i

7. 3-2-3

I V I

3 2 3

7. 3-2-3• Neighbouring

63

• Major Keys I - V6 - I

• Minor Keys i - V6 - i

3 2 3

I V6 I

8. 6-5-4

• Neighbouring 63

• Major Keys IV - I6 - IV

• Minor Keys iv - i6 - iv

IV I6 IV

6 5 4

9. 4-3-4

• Passing 64

• Major Keys IV - I - IV6

• Minor Keys iv - i - iv6

64

64

IV I IV6 64

434