Chord Study Patterns

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10. APPENDICES APPENDIX A*CHORD STUDY PATTERNS The following chord study patterns are useful for practising chord voicings. They will also serve as ear-training and chord sight-reading exercises. The patterns are based on the cycle of fifths, chromatic sequences and other harmonic devices discussed in the preceding pages and are representative of chord charts which the jazz pianist will frequently encounter. Each pattern should be played in as many ways as possible, exploring the different voicings which can be used and investigating the alterations which can be applied to each chord. The patterns contained in the following pages are as follows: ee Descending by fifths 2 [wiv Descending by fifths 3 {on Descending by fifths 4a | (H-v-1-t-V- Descending by tones 1st series 4b Descending by tones 2nd series sa_| [11m755-V7s9.1m)- Descending by tones 1st series 5b _| [1lm755-V759-Im)- Descending by tones 2nd series 6a | (-V}II-V) Descending by tones ‘st series 6b | II-ViII-V) Descending by tones 2nd series 7a | (1-bI07}-(01-b117] Descending by tones 1st series 7 | (1-b07)-(01-s117) Descending by tones 2nd series 8 | ue-vi-v) Descending by semitones ga | (-Vi-(U-v) ‘Ascending by tones 1st series 9b _| WH-Vvi-tt-V) Ascending by tones 2nd series 10a | (lm755-V7-9]- Descending by tones 1st series 10b | (11m7»5-V759}- Descending by tones 2nd series 11 | (m75-v7-91- Descending by semitones 12a | (tlm755-V749]- Ascending by tones 1st series 12b | (11m75-V7491- ‘Ascending by tones 2nd series 13 | (-5117-4vImaj7-s07 Introduction/Turnaround 14a | (-Ivm7ivu7-1 Turnaround 1st series 14b | (L-Ivm7HVn17-1) Turnaround 2nd series 14¢ | (L-IVm7/V0I7-11 Turnaround 3rd series 15. | (1-fldim-II-sUidim- Descending by fifths 1 —Vm771 THI bass 1, {I)-{I] descending by fifths [e071 Teme 1 rl asm 1 Em7 / / 1 asm7 111] cam? 111] Fim7 11 1 |\Bm7 / / 7 [em tt ifamr rt tfome 111 [ome 1113 2. [VI-V] descending by fifths [ie cele ys fers lenis s ari ijor ss ler. 7 ers 17 err tiijar rior ss jersis 3. [1-1] descending by fifths I Cmaj7 111 Fmaj7 / / / Bomaj7 / / / 7] Esmaj7 f/f | Abmaj7 J / 1 Domaj7 / / / Gbmaj7 J / / Bmaj7 / / | Emaj7 / / / Amaj7 / / / Dmaj7 / / / Gmaj7 / / SECTIOVIO 113 TOV 10 114 (a). (-V-I-I-V-1) descending by tones Dm7 / / / | G7 to4| Cmaj7 ss i cm7 / / /| F7 1 1 | Bomaj7 // 1 Bom7 / / /| Eb7 11) Abmaj7 / / 1 Asm7 / / /| O67 1) Gomaj7 // 1 Fim7 / / /| B7 / if Emaj7 / / / Em7 / / /| AT J 1) Dmaj7 // 1 4(b). | :Cim7 / / 1 FIT 1 | Bmaj7 / / 71 Bm7 / / /\E7 ff /| Amaj7// 1 Am7 / / /| 07 1 1| Gmaj7 // 1 Gm7 / / /| C7 J 1) Fmaj7 / / 71 Fm7 / / /| Bb7 1) Ebmaj7 / / 1 Epm7 / / /| Ab7 1 1) Domaj7 / 171

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