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King of Chords E-Zine, Issue #009 -- Chord Substitution
April 09, 2007
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Chord Substitution

how to change your chords for other chords and still have your melody supported

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welcome to the last stage of chord substitution

exchanging chord V for chord VII

In G Major

chord V is D7 or D, chord VII is F#m7b5

this progression

|| G / / / | C / D / ||

can become this

|| G / / / | C / F#m7b5 / ||

a simple I IV V progression in G Major can change to these

||G / / / | C / D / ||

||Bm / / / | C / D / ||

||Em / / / | C / D / ||

||G / / / | Am / D / ||

||Bm / / / | Am / D / ||

||Em / / / | Am / D / ||

||G / / / | C / F#m7b5 / ||

||Bm / / / | C / F#m7b5 / ||

||Em / / / | C / F#m7b5 / ||

||G / / / | Am / F#m7b5 / ||

||Bm / / / | Am / F#m7b5 / ||

||Em / / / | Am / F#m7b5 / ||




NEXT MONTHS NEWSLETTER

next step is the Mode change

we can substitute chords from any G mode what????

you sure can

as long as you support the melody that's fine


CHORD PROGRESSION OF THE MONTH


"There's a place for this" by Cute is what we aim for


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