Diatonic Harmony

Diatonic = Scale Example : C Major 1st C Major 2nd Dmin Minor 3

rd

4th F Major

5th G Major

6th Amin Minor

7th Bdim Diminished

Emin Minor

Example : A Harmonic Minor 1st Amin Minor : (1) Passing Chord (2) Key C G D A E B Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F 1st C G D A E B Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F 2nd Dmin Amin Emin Bmin F#min C#min Abmin Ebmin Bbmin Fmin Cmin Gmin 3rd Emin Bmin F#min C#min G#min D#min Bbmin Fmin Cmin Gmin Dmin Amin 4th F C G D A E Cb Gb Db Ab Eb Bb 5th G D A E B F# Db Ab Eb Bb F C 6th Amin Emin Bmin F#min C#min G#min Ebmin Bbmin Fmin Cmin Gmin Dmin 7th Bdim F#dim C#dim G#dim D#dim A#dim Fdim Cdim Gdim Ddim Adim Edim
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2nd Bdim

3rd C

4th Dmin Minor

5th E Major

6th F Major

7th G Diminished

Diminished Augmented

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C a F d

G e b D

(4ths)

(5ths)

Bb

f#

Eb

c#

Ab

f a#/bb C# d#/eb F#

g#/ab

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1.

chord 1ST chord

5th Chord (with dominant 7th) 5th Chord 5th Chord Chord 1st Chord 5th Chord

chord 4th chord

1th Chord (with dominant 7th)

2.

6th Minor 1st Chord 6th Chord chord 1st Chord

3.

5th chord (with dominant 7th) : G Major E Major G (B7) E

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Diminished Chord
(7) with diminished Chord e.g : | C B dim | Am G | | C B Dim VS G/B Cycle of fifth + Passing Chord G/B | Am G|

Passing Chord
Passing Chord Chord Scale Example : Key : C Major | F | Dm | Passing Chord = Em Method 1 : | F - - (Em) | Dm | ( Chord ) Method 2 : | F - - F/Em | Dm | ( Passing) Passing chord 1. Key : C Major --| C | Am |

| C - - (B dim) | Am | | C (G/B ) | Am | C G (Cycle of 5th) C B Am (Passing Chord) 2. Key : D Major --| Bm | D |

| Bm - - (C#dim) | D | | Bm - - (A/C#) | D | A D (Cycle of 5th) Bm C# D (Passing Chord) Hints : 1st 6th 4th 2nd (Cycle of 5th / Passing Chord) 7th 5th 3rd 1st (Diatonic Harmony)
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