M A J O R T O N A L I T Y

I-IV-V Three Chord Trick

(Twist and Shout, Money, Rock and Roll Music)
I-IV-V-IV-I
(Wild Thing, Cmon Everybody)
V-IV-I (Blues)
(I saw her standing there)
I7-IV7-V7 (Blues)
I7-IV7-bVII7-I7
(When I get home -verse-)
IV-I Plagal
IV-iv-I Minor Plagal
(In my life, Till there was you)
bVII-IV-I Rocky Sound
IV/V (Maj triad with 9
th
in the bass)
(The Long and winding road G/A (Slash Chord)
V-I Tension-Resolution
3-2-1 (All you need is love)
5-4-3-2-1 (Youve got to hide your love away)
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (o lneas que llegan a la 3 o 5 del I)
Vsus4 (4-3)(For no one) Vaug (Its only love)
V(extensions)
Dominant 9
th
chord (If I fell)
Mayor 6
th
(What youre doing)
# 9
th
(You cant do that) / b 9
th
(I me mine)
V7 #5 y #9 (Drive my car)
Minor Chords
vi
I-vi-I-vi Relative Minor Vamp
(Baby its you, Anna (Go to him), From me to you)
I-vi-IV-V Four Chord Trick
(Lets twist again, All I have to do is dream, Stand by me, Earth angel,
Donna, Please Mr. Postman, Unchained melody, Ill get you)
iii
I-iii-IV-V Four Chord Trick
I-iii-ii-V(Do you want to know a secret)
I-iii-vi-V / I-vi-iii
I-vi-iii-ii7-V7(Across the universe)
iii-IV(Nowhere man bridge-)
iii-vi (A hard days night - B-)
iii-vi-ii-V-I (Cant buy me love chorus-)
ii
I-vi-ii-V Doo Wop Cycle
(Come go with me, This Boy, I will)
ii-V-I-vi Displaced Cycle
(All my loving)
I-ii (Dont let me down)
I-ii-iii-IV (Here, there and everywhere)
I-ii-iii-IV-V(Getting Better)
V-IV-iii-ii-vi (The honeymoon song)
ii-V-I ii-V
vii
I-vii7-III7-vi (Yesterday)
M I N O R T O N A L I T Y
i-iv-v Minor Three Chord Trick
(Black Magic Woman, Money (Pink Floyd),Things we said today)
i -iv-V7 V7-i ii7b5-V7-i
bVII7-i Aeolian Cadence (es un V-vi)
i-iv-bVII7-bIII-bVI-ii7b5-V7-i
(You never give me your money)
i -bIII (espejo del I-vi)
i-bIII-bVI-V7-i (Michelle bridge-)
bVI7-V7-i (Bsame mucho final cadence, I want you)
bVI-bVII-i
(The continuing story of Bungalow Bill verse)
i-bVII-bVI-V7 Aeolian Rock Descent
(Runaway)
I N T E R C A M B I O M O D A L
bIII
I-bIII-IV-I Rock Pattern (Sgt. Peppers- chorus-)
I-bIII-IV (Magical mistery tour-chorus-)
I-bIII-IV-V Rock Run
(Please please me-verse final-, I am the walrus-chorus)
I-IV-bIII-IV (Back in the USSR verse-)
I-IV-bIII-bVI (Smells like teen spirit)
iv
IV-iv-I Minor Plagal
I-ii-iv-I (Nowhere man-verse final-)
I7-ii-iv-I (Ill follow the sun)
v
v-I Dom. Modal
I-v (Strawberry fields forever chorus-)
I-Imaj7/7-v/3-VI7 (Sun king chorus-)
bVI
I-bVI (It wont be long verse-)
bVI-I (Plagal) IV-bVI-I
bVI7
bVI7-V7 (6 aug)/(Aint she sweet verse-)
I-bVI7-VI7 (Honey Pie verse-)
bVII
bVII-I Major Rock Cadence
IV-bVII-I (Help, We can work it out final verse-)
IV-bVI-bVII-I Aeolian Rock Pattern
bVI-bVII-I (P.S. I love you, Lady Madonna final verse-)
bVII-IV-I Double Plagal (Hey Jude final)
bIII-bVII-IV-I Triple Plagal
bVI-bIII-bVII-IV-I
I-bVII-IV-V Four chord trick (The night before -verse-)
I-bVII-bIII ( + representative Pop & Rock)
I-bVII-bIII-IV (The word verse-)
bVII-V7 (All my loving final verse-)
I-bVII-bVI-V
ii-bVII-V-I (mov. cromtico voces) (Help chorus-)
I-bVII/I (Tomorrow never knows, If I needed someone)
D O M I N A N T ES S E C U N D A R I OS
I7 (V/IV) II7 (V/V) VI7 (V/ii)
III7 (V/vi) VII7 (V/iii)
II7-V Cad. Imperfecta
I-VI7-II7-V7 Doo Wop with Dom.
I-VI7-II7-V7-I (Good day sunshine-verse-, I call your name verse-)
I7-IV-III7-vi (This boy bridge-)
I-VI7-ii-V7 (Hello little girl intro-)
I-III7-vi
I-III7-VI7-II7-V7-I (Aint she sweet- refrain-)
I-VII7-III7-VI7-II7-V7-I (Mr.Sandman)
vi7-II7-V7-I-I/7-vi7 (Rocky Racoon)
:vi-IV-VI7-ii-V7-I-I/7-VI7-II7-V7-I-III7:
(Youre mother should know verse-)
I-VII7-iii (Sexy Sadie verse-)
VII7-iii-VI7-ii-V7-I (Moon river)
Non functioning sec.Dom
I-II7-IV-I ( 5 - b5 -4 -3 )Leading voice) //(Eight days a week verse-)
vi-II7-IV-I (Shes leaving home, Yesterday final-)
III7-IV // I-III-IV-I (Yes it is -final-)
I-III-ii-V7 (youre going to lose that girl verse-)
I-VI7 // IV-VII7-I (P.S I love you -verse-)
bVII-I-VI // I-VII7-IV-V7-I (Im so tired)
T R I T O N E S U B S T I T U T I ON
bII7/I (Db7- C)
II7-bII- i Phrygian Cadence (Things we said today)
IV-bIII-bII- I Phrygian Rock Run
I-ii7-iii7-IV-II7-bII7(#9)-I (Sexy Sadie)
bII/ii :(bIII)
I-iii-bIII-ii-V7-I (Here, there and everywhere intro)
IV-III-bIII-II7 (Back in the USSR)
bII/V: (bVI)
I-vi7-ii7-V7-vi-bVI7-V7sus4 -I (Tell me why)
D I M I N I S H E D (Seventh)
-As a passing chord
-As a Dom. Substitute
I-vidim-ii7-V (Subst. for vi)
(Sheik of Araby verse-)
#IVdim V
IV- #IVdim-V (Old brown shoe bridge)
#IVdim -I (P.S I love you)
I-IV- #IVdim-I (Blues Run)
Dim (subst. de V7b9) (desde b9 construir un dim)
Aug Chords
vi - bviaug (vimaj7) - I From me to you, Dont ever change)
I -Vaug- i7- i6- i7 (Introduce el m. menor) (Fixing a hole)
Aug. ascent: (Sobre acordes M y m)
i - iaug- i6- iaug (5 - #5 6 - #5) (J.Bond theme, Savoy Trufle chorus-, Just like
(starting over), Hey Bulldog sobre el i y iv)
i7- i6- iaug - i (b7 6 - #5 5) (Eleanor Rigby)
M O D U L A T I O N
Relative minor Bridge or Chorus
M. Mayor: bVII//(vi) i (etc.)
(We can work it out, Day triper, When Im sixtyfour)
M. Mayor: III7//(vi) i
M. Mayor: IV-III7//(vi) i
Relative Mayor Bridge or Chorus
M. menor: bVI // I (etc.) (Im only sleeping)
M. menor: bVII // I (etc.)
Paralel Major-minor Switches
Verse: I // i Bridge
Verse: i // I Bridge
(The fool on the hill, Michelle, Fixing a hole, I me mine, Penny Lane)

bridge: i-bVII-bVI-V-//I (verse) (Ill be back)
bridge: i-IV-i-ii-V// I (verse) (Norwegian wood)
I-i (Night and day verse-)
To IV
I//ii-V-I-vi (Key of IV)
(From me to you -bridge-)
Secuence:
I-vi-IV-V-I //(IV) I - vi-IV-V(key of IV) //(I)IV-V7-I (Octupus garden - solo-)
To V
V(V) //V (I)
To VI (The countinuing story of Bungallow Bill)
V7(bVII) // VI (I) (Something bridge-)
To II
I // (ii) i -V7 (For no one)
I // (v) iv-V7- i (If I needed someone)
VI7 (V7) // I-IV (Doctor Robert)
To III (Teddy Boy) V/III //(III) I,
To bVII
V7-IV (V)//bVII (I) (Penny Lane- chorus-)
A travs del IV q es la Dom (V) de la tonalidad de bVII. Para volver a la
tonalidad original se puede usar el V siendo el IV de la original.
I7-IV-iv-I-V (IV)// I (original key) (Magical Mistery tou)
To bIII
Direct modulation:
IV-I // (bIII) I-ii-vi7-vii(ii) // V7-I (Two of us bridge)
-exit conector:
III7 (V7)// I (original key)
-Pivot:
iv7 (ii7)- bVII7(V)- bIII (I)-vi
(Lady Madonna, Free as a bird)
- Conector:
bVII7 (V7) // bIII (I) (Here, there and everywhere)
To bVI V // bVI (I) (Come and get it)
iii-bIII7 (V7) // bVI (I) (Smoke gets in your eyes- bridge)
To bII (up a shift same harmonic pattern) (And I love her)
ii-bII-I-vi7-ii-bII (I) // ii7-V7-I (If I fell)
D E S C E N D I N G B A S S

Diatonic Major Descent I(8-7-6-5)
-Con inversiones:
I(8)- iii(7)/ vi(6)- I(5)/IV(4)- vi(3)/ ii(2)(1)//(A whiter shade of Pale)
-Mismo acorde:
I(8)(7)/(6)(5)/ ii7(2)V7(5)//(Her Majesty, For no one)
-Misma estructura sobre el IV:
IV (4-3-2-1) (Hey Jude bridge-)



Diatonic Minor Descent i(8-b7-b6-5)
Con inversiones:
i(8)-bVII(b7)-bVI (6b)-V(5)(Runaway)
-Mismo acorde:
i(8-b7-b6-5)(We can work it out)

Dorian/Aeolian Descent i(8-b7-6-b6)
i(8)-i7(b7)-IV(6)-bVImaj 7(b6)(While my guitar gently weeps)

Chromatic Descent in minor (8-7-b7-6)
i(8)-imaj7(7)-i7(b7)- i6(6)-IV(b6)(Michelle, A taste of honey, Stairway to
heaven) i(8)-Vaug(7)-bVII(b7)-ii(6)-V(5)(For the benefit of Mr. Kite)
(8-7-b7-6) Se puede aplicar en el ii, iii y vi del M.Mayor.

The Rock Descent (8-b7-6-b6 in Major)
I(8)-I(b7)-IV(6)-I(b6)-I(5)(Lucy in the sky with diamonds verse-)
I(8)-(b7)-(6)-(b6)(Dear Prudence)

Chromatic Descent in Major (8-7-b7-6)
E(8)-D#aug(7)- D6(b7)- C#7(6)(It wont be long bridge-)































7
I(8)- Imaj7(7)
(For no one, Her Majesty)
I(8)- V(7)
(All you need is love)
I(8)- V(7)
(Real Love -verse)
6
(7)- vi(6)
(7)- vi7(6)
(7)- IV(6)
5
(6)- I(5)
(6)- vi(5)
(6)- iii(5)