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Chromatically Embellished Static Harmony

There are harmonic progressions that may be described as a chord with a


chromatically altered scale degree. Below are some common examples
Major Triad with moving 5th (5,+5,6,+5) ©2010 Mermikides
I I+ I6 I+
C C& C6 C&

& w
w #w
w nw
ww #w
w
w w w w
Minor Triad with moving 5th (5,+5,6,+5)
Im Im+ Im6 Im+
C‹ C‹& C‹6
b
C‹&

&b b w
w #w
w nw
w #w
w
w w w w
Major Triad with moving Root/7th (R,7,b7,6)
I Imaj7 I7 I6 IV
OR
C CŒ„Š7 C7 C6 F

& w
w
w w
w
w bw
w
w ˙˙˙ ˙˙
w w w ˙ ˙˙
...similar progression with bass motion

I Imaj7 (3rd inv.) I7 (3rd inv.) VIm7 IV (1st inv.)


OR
C C/B C/B¨ A‹7 F/A

& w
w w
w w ˙˙ ˙˙
w w bw
w ˙˙ ˙˙

Minor Triad with moving Root/7th (R,7,b7,6)

Im Im(maj7) Im7 Im6 OR IV9


C‹ C‹(Œ„Š7) C‹7 F9
b
C‹6

&b b w
w
w
nw
w
w
bw
w
w n˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙
w w w ˙ ˙
...similar progression with bass motion

Im Im(maj7) (3rd inv.) Im7 (3rd Inv.) VIm7(b5) IV9 (1st inv.)
A‹7(b5) OR IV9
C‹/B¨ C‹/A
C‹ C‹/B F9/A
b
&b b w
w w w ˙˙ ˙˙˙
w nw
w bw
w n ˙˙ n ˙˙

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