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Dominant Chords and Extensions

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Dominant Chord Forms, Extensions - NOT ALTERED

Domina nt chord s a re p a rticula rly imp orta nt in J a zz, b ut a re use d a lot in b lue s,
soul, p op a nd rock a lso.
T he p urp ose of the d omina nt chord is to cre a te te nsion. Most ofte n d omina nt chord
se rve s a s the 5 (V) chord . From the 5 chord , you a lwa ys wa nt to go BACK HOME (to
the 1 chord )
Domina nt chord s a re d e fine d b y a fla t 7 th a nd a ma j or 3 rd . Domina nt chord s ca n
ha ve the most e xte nsions in music.
T he y ca n a ctua lly ha ve e ve ry single chroma tic note a d d e d to the m, e xce p t for a
ma j or 7 th. (T he 7 th ha s to re ma in fla tte ne d to ke e p the chord d omina nt)
T he following a re the most p op ula r b lue s a nd j a zz p rogre ssions tha t use the
Domina nt chord :
I - IV - V (b a sic b lue s)
I - IV - I - IV - I - V - IV - I - V ("1 2 -b a r b lue s")

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I - IV - I - IV - b Vd im - I - VI - II - V - (I-VI-II-V) (J a zz Blue s)
I - VI - II - V (T urn a round a t the e nd of J a zz Blue s)
II - V - I (most imp orta nt p rogre ssion in J a zz, a nd the b a sic b uild ing b lock of most
J a zz Sta nd a rd s)

He re a re the most b a sic forms of C7

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T he re gula r (non-a lte re d ) e xte nsions tha t ca n b e a d d e d to a d omina nt chord a re

6 th(1 3 th), 9 th, a nd 1 1 th. You ca n comb ine the se e xte nsions in ma ny va rious wa ys to
p rod uce d iffe re nt inte re sting chord s.
He re a re the d omia nt chord s with re gula r (non-a lte re d ) e xte nsions orga nize d b y 3
string se ts:
Va rious othe r Domina nt chord e xte nsions on the 1 st String Se t (6 th String R oot):

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Va rious othe r Domina nt chord e xte nsions on the 2 nd String Se t (5 th String R oot):

Va rious othe r Domina nt chord e xte nsions on the 3 rd String Se t (4 th String R oot):

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Dominant ALTERED Chords

Domina nt chord s a re typ ica lly b a se d on the mixolyd ia n mod e . (C7 , C9 , C1 3 chord s
for insta nce a re a ll b a se d on C Mixolyd ia n).
But the re ca n a lso b e 4 e xte nsions a d d e d tha t a re not in the C Mixolyd ia n sca le .
T hose 4 e xte nsions a re : b 5 , # 5 , b 9 , a nd # 9 .

Adding any of the se 4 note s to a dominant chord make s it

"ALTERED".

Any comb ina tions of those will a lso work. E a ch comb ina tion will a d d a d iffe re nt typ e
of "sp ice " to the sound .
By using comb ina tions of the se 4 e xte nsions, you will cre a te e xtra te nsion d uring the
5 chord , cre a ting highe r "ma gne tism" of the 1 chord .

Domina nt ALT E R E D chord e xte nsions on the 1 st String Se t (6 th String R oot):

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Domina nt ALT E R E D chord e xte nsions on the 3 rd String Se t (4 th String R oot):

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