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Music Improvising ()
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Major Chord Cycle 1. (1) (2m) (4) (5) 2. (1) (3m) (4) (5) 3. (1) (6m) (2m) (5) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. (1) (6m) (4) (5) (1) (5) (4) (5) (1) (4) (5) (1) (1) (4) (1) (1) (5) (1) (1) (4/1) (5/1)

Minor Chord Cycle 1. (1m) (7) (1m) 2. (1m) (5) (1m) 3. (1m) (7) (6) (5)

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 Chord Cycle
1. (4) F (5) | (3m) (6m) | (2m) (5) | (1) | G Em Am Dm G C

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| (1) (5/7) | (6m) C G/B Am

(1/5) | (4) (1/3) | (2m) C/G F C/E Dm

(5) | G

Chord Function
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5 6
th th

Tonic Supertonic Mediant Subdominant Dominant Submediant Leading Note

Key Chord 5th Chord 1st, 6th Chord 2nd Chord, 5th Chord 1st Chord 1st Chord. 2nd Chord 7th Chord, 1st Chord

7th

Diatonic Harmony
Example : C Major 1st C Major 2nd Dmin Minor 3rd Emin Minor 4th F Major 5th G Major 6th Amin Minor 7th Bdim Diminished

Example : A Harmonic Minor 1st Amin Minor 2nd Bdim 3rd C 4th Dmin Minor 5th E Major 6th F Major 7th G Diminished

Diminished Augmented

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Key C G D A E B Gb Db Ab Eb Bb 1.

1st C G D A E B Gb Db Ab Eb Bb

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

F F

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