Chord progressions

[tkarkkainen]

I need a good chord progression (like I7 /IV/II7 /V7 /I7 .) If you know a good one then please post it here.

[graypencil]

TK:

for starters, check out the basic tritone substitution:

for : I ma7/ IV ma 7/IIImi 7 / VImi7 etc

try: Ima7 / bV mi75b VII7 / III mi 7 etc

Also , investigate the diminished scales: both whole/half step ( Cdim7 +C#dim7 run as a scale ) and half /whole step ( Cdim7+Ddim7 same way )

also: get a copy of "JAZZ THEORY" by Mark Levine ..his webpage is on JC ..

have fun

GP

[eric feng]

i personally play a lot of I-II-V progression solo,
it is very basic and very interesting.
you can change it to:
I-II-III-bIII-II-V
or
I-II-bII
or
III-VI-II-V-Vb9

and different patterns of I-VI-II-V turnarounds,
they are interesting sometime.

[tkarkkainen]

Thanks!

[Fluter]

dear gray pencil,

I wrote an upbeat 3/4 tune using your nifty chord progressions (w/ a couple dim chords thrown in), and I just wanted to thank you personally.

SO, thank you! ! We'll perform the tune at the NYC Marathon on Nov. 2. People have had fun blowing over those changes, seems to kinda take them by surprise, and I like that of course :-)

Chords are my biggest weakness, how embarrassing, I suppose it's because I can only play one note at a time (multiphonic excepted). I churn out melodies constantly but when it comes to chords, I hardly know where to begin. So, I love to steal 'em. ;-)

[graypencil]

Fluter:

Yore welcome ..always glad to help

another trick to try on a tag turnaround like:

IImi7 V9b III mi75b VI 9b IImi7 etc ...

is to substitute for the last two changes:

IImi7 V9b ( III 7/13 ..bVII13 /11# ..IIImi7 over VI bass note ..Vi13 9b ).. IImi 7 etc


this works best when the melody note in the tag is the third ....

GP

[mke]

Fluter,

What's the name of the song? Could be something traditional like "GP's Waltz" or something wackier like "A gray pencil never needs sharpening".

[graypencil]

Graypencil hardly ever uses a pencil anymore ..its all Finale!!

..but GrayFinale doesn't quite do it as a handle ..

[Harold_Z]

Pencil...is Finale a PC program? If so where can I find out more?

[graypencil]

Harold:

check out the Coda Technology website ..I'm very
sure it's ported to both Mac and PC

failing that, Google " Finale 2003"

gp

[davtpt]

Here's a pattern I like....
Amb5 D7b9 Gm7 C9 :/ Cm7 F9 BbM7 Eb9 Amb5 D7b9 Gm7 C9 It's a salsa riff so start with the 7th on the bottom etc GCEb F#AEb F(Bb)D E(Bb)D etc...
Then take the right hand & move it up a third & it really sounds cool...

[graypencil]

Hmm ..kinda nice DAveT ..

sorta like "Wood'yn You " changes with a different end on the cycle ..

I may fool around with those ..thanks!

GP or GF ( take your pick! )