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Building Chord Progressions

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Now we come to the place where we combine both positive and negative cycles. For this groove I've choosen a C Whole tone scale for my roots; C, D, E, F#(Gb), G#(Ab), A#(Bb). The type of chord structure used was random, USE YOUR MUSICAL SENSES!! There are two versions for this groove, the first uses triads and seventh chords, the second version on page 10 uses structures up to 13. In this groove I've added on a cadance from meas. 20 through meas. 26 in the key of B. I'm using 4(2+1+1+2); read as... (2+1+1+2)+(2+1+1+2)+(2+1+1+2)+(2+1+1+2) At the end I'm going to add a ii V I cadance to close out the groove. Here's some home work; analyze the chart for the groove and determine the cycles. If you want, leave a message in my feedback and I'll send you the answer...
Building Chord Progressions - Page 9