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Dom7 Resolutions PDF
Dom7 Resolutions PDF
One of the most important things a improvisor has to learn is how to resolve a line or an idea. It
could be argued that you can play anything as long as you resolve it properly. One of the
strongest resolutions you will find is the 'V7 to I' progression example: "C7 to F."
With these exercises I've compiled some strong melodic resolutions for the student to practice
and learn in all 12 keys. These ideas can be used anytime you have a dominant 7th chord
resolving to a Major chord a 5th away. You can also use these ideas if the dominant 7th chord
moves to another dominant 7th chord a 5th away, example: D7 to G7.
The ideas should be practiced with a metronome with the target tempo being 240 bpm. Start
slow!!! Play the written idea then transpose it to fit the next chord. If you have never transposed
before, use the chord tones to help you find the notes in the new key, example: The first idea
starts on the 5th of the G7chord then goes to the 7th, to the 6th, back to the 5th then jumps to the
root, then the 7th to the 6th, back to the 5th and lands on the root of the C major chord. The more
you transpose the easier it will become. Every idea or lick you learn should be taken through all
12 keys. You'll find that you favor playing certain things in certain keys but you shouldn't be
limited to only playing and idea in 1 key.
The majority of these ideas are just 1 bar in length and can also be thought of as being a short 'ii-
V7-I' idea. Once you've learned the idea try to incorporate it as a part of your improvised line not
just a 'lick' unto itself. Try to play a line that leads into the idea and continues out of the idea.
Enjoy...
Charles McNeal
Dominant 7 Resolutions
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&c
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
13
E7 A A7 D D7 G
19
G7 C
b b7 b
25
b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
27
C F B7 E A7 D
33
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
&
b7 b
39
D7 G C7 F B E
45
G7
b n b b
C C7 F F7
&
b b7 b b7 b #7
51
B B E E A G
# #7 # #7
56
C C F F B B7
62
E E7 A A7 D D7
68
G G7 C
#7 #
74
b #
G7 C G C A7 D
&
77
-2-
b7 b
B E B7 E C7 F
&
#7 # b7 b
83
C F D7 G E A
b #7
89
E7 A F7 B F B
b
95
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
101
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
107
C F F B B7 E
113
E7 A A7 D D7 G
119
G7 C
125
-3-
b
b b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
127
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
133
C F F B B7 E
139
E7 A A7 D D7 G
145
G7 C
b b7 b
151
b # n
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
153
C F B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
159
A D F B E7 A
165
-4-
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
&
b
171
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& b n
b7 b b7 b b7 b
177
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
183
C F F B B7 E
189
E7 A A7 D D7 G
195
G7 C
#7 #
201
b n
G7 C G C A7 D
&
b7 b
203
B E B7 E C7 F
209
-5-
#7 # b7 b
C F D7 G E A
&
b #7
215
E7 A F7 B F B
b
221
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b
& #
b7 b b7 b b7 b
227
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
233
C F F B B7 E
239
E7 A A7 D D7 G
245
G7 C
b b7 b
251
b b #
G7 C F7 B E A
&
253
-6-
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
&
b7 b #7
259
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
265
D7 G C7 F B E
b
271
G7 C C7 F F7 B
#
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
277
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
283
C F F B B7 E
289
E7 A A7 D D7 G
295
G7 C
301
-7-
#7 b
G7 C F B F7 B
# n
&
b7 b
303
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
309
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
315
B E A7 D A D
b
321
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& # n
b7 b b7 b b7 b
327
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
333
C F F B B7 E
339
E7 A A7 D D7 G
345
-8-
G7 C
&
351
G7 C C7 F F7
# b b n b b
&
b b7 b b7 b b7
353
B B E E A A
b #7 # #7
358
D C F F B B7
364
E E7 A A7 D D7
370
G G7 C
#7 #
376
G7 C G C A7 D
& b n # n
b7 b
379
B E B7 E C7 F
385
-9-
#7 # b7 b
C F D7 G E A
&
b #7
391
E7 A F7 B F B
b
397
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& b
b7 b b7 b b7 b
403
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
409
C F F B B7 E
415
E7 A A7 D D7 G
421
G7 C
b b7
427
b n b n b b
G7 C F7 B E
&
429
- 10 -
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
&
b7 b #7
434
D A D F B E7
b7
440
A D7 G C7 F B
b
446
b
452
b b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
3
b7 b b7 b b7 b
453
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
459
C F F B B7 E
465
E7 A A7 D D7 G
471
- 11 -
G7 C
&
b b7 b
477
b
b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
479
C F B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
485
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
491
D7 G C7 F B E
b
497
b b b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
503
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
509
C F F B B7 E
515
- 12 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
521
G7 C
#7 #
527
G7 C G C A7 D
# n
&
b7 b
529
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
535
C F D7 G E A
b #7
541
E7 A F7 B F B
b b7 b
547
b #
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
553 3
C F B7 E A7 D
559
- 13 -
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
&
b7 b
565
D7 G C7 F B E
571
G7 C C7 F F7
& # # # # n
b b7 b b7 b b7
577
B B E E A A
b #7 # #7
582
D C F F B B7
588
E E7 A A7 D D7
594
G G7 C
#7 #
600
G7 C G C A7 D
& # b b
603
- 14 -
b7 b
B E B7 E C7 F
&
#7 # b7 b
609
C F D7 G E A
b #7
615
E7 A F7 B F B
b
621
G7
C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
627
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
633
C F F B B7 E
639
E7 A A7 D D7 G
645
G7 C
651
- 15 -
G7 #7 b
C F B F7 B
3
&
b7 b
653
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
659
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
665
B E A7 D A D
b
671
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
677
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
683
C F F B B7 E
689
E7 A A7 D D7 G
695
- 16 -
G7 C
&
701
#7 #
b
G7 C G C A7 D
&
b7 b
703
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
709
C F D7 G E A
b #7
715
E7 A F7 B F B
b
721
# b b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
727
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
733
C F F B B7 E
739
- 17 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
745
G7 C
b
751
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& #
b7 b b7 b b7 b
753
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
759
C F F B B7 E
765
E7 A A7 D D7 G
771
G7 C
b
777
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& #
779
- 18 -
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
&
#7 # #7
785
C F F B B7 E
791
E7 A A7 D D7 G
797
G7 C
b b7
803
b n b b
G7 C F7 B E
&
b #7 #
805
A C F B7 E A7
b7 b #7
810
D A D F B E7
b7
816
A D7 G C7 F B
822
- 19 -
b
E
&
#7 #
828
G7 C G C A7 D
& b b
b7 b
829
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
835
C F D7 G E A
b #7
841
E7 A F7 B F B
b
847
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
853
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
859
C F F B B7 E
865
- 20 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
871
G7 C
b
877
G7 C C7 F F7 B
# b n b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
879
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
885
C F F B B7 E
891
E7 A A7 D D7 G
897
G7 C
#7 #
903
G7 C G C A7 D
&
905
- 21 -
b7 b
B E B7 E C7 F
&
#7 # b7 b
911
C F D7 G E A
b #7
917
E7 A F7 B F B
#7 b
923
G7 C F B F7 B
&
b7 b
929
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
935
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
941
B E A7 D A D
b
947
G7 C7 F F7 B
# b n b
&
953
- 22 -
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
&
#7 # #7
959
C F F B B7 E
965
E7 A A7 D D7 G
971
G7 C
b b7 b
977
b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
979
C F B7 E A7 D
#7
985
F B E7 A D7 G
b7 b b7 b
991
C7 F B E A D
997
- 23 -
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
& b # n #
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
#7 #
b b b n b
G7 C G C A7 D
& b
b7 b
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
C F D7 G E A
- 24 -
b #7
E7 A F7 B F B
&
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
# b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
#7
G7 C F B F7
# n
&
b b7 b
3
3
B E7 A E A D7
- 25 -
#7 #
G C F C7 F B7
&
b7 b b7
E B E A7 D A
b
D
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
- 26 -
b b7
G7 C F7 B E
b b
& b b n b
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
b7 b #7
D A D F B E7
b7
A D7 G C7 F B
b
E
b b7
# b b
G7 C F7 B E
&
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
D F
#7 B E7 A D7
- 27 -
b7 b b7
G C7 F B E A
&
b
D
b
# b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
#
&
- 28 -
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
&
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
3
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
- 29 -
#7 b
b n
G7 C F B F7 B
&
b7 b
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
B E A7 D A D
b
b b
#
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
C
#7 F
# F
#7 B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
- 30 -
G7 C
&
#7 #
# b n b
G7 C G C A7
&
b7 b
D B E B7 E C7
#7 # b7
F C F D7 G E
b b #7
A E7 A F7 B F
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b
3
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
- 31 -
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
&
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b b7
b b b b
G7 C F7 B E
&
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
D F
#7 B E7 A D7
b7 b b7
G C7 F B E A
b
D
- 32 -
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
3
b7 b b7 b b7 b
3
3 3
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
- 33 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
G7 C
b b7 b
b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
C
#7 F
# B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b
G7 C C7 F F7
b
& #
*play pick up
b b7 b b7 b b7
B B E E A A
- 34 -
b #7 # #7
D C F F B B7
&
E E7 A A7 D D7
G G7 C
#7 #
b
G7 C G C A7 D
&
b7 b
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
C F D7 G E A
b #7
E7 A F7 B F B
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b
&
- 35 -
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
&
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
b
3
&
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
#7
F B E7 A D7 G
b7 b b7 b
C7 F B E A D
- 36 -
b b7
b b b n
G7 C F7 B E
&
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
b7 b #7
D A D F B E7
b7
A D7 G C7 F B
b
E
b b7 b
b b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
C
#7 F
# B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
- 37 -
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
&
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b
& b
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b b
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
- 38 -
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
&
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
#7 b
b n b n
G7 C F B F7 B
&
b7 b
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
B E A7 D A D
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
- 39 -
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
&
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
#7 #
G7 C G C A7 D
# n
&
b7 b
3
B E B7 E C7 F
#7 # b7 b
C F D7 G E A
b #7
E7 A F7 B F B
- 40 -
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b
& b b
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
- 41 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
G7 C
b b7
b n b
b b
G7 C F7 B E
&
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
b7 b #7
D A D F B E7
b7
A D7 G C7 F B
b
E
b
# # n #
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
- 42 -
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
&
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
C
#7 F
# B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
- 43 -
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
# n
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
C
#7 F
# F
#7 B B7 E
- 44 -
E7 A A7 D D7 G
&
G7 C
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
&
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b b7
G7 C F7 B E
& # n
b #7 #
3 3
A C F B7 E A7
- 45 -
b7 b #7
D A D F B E7
&
A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
b
& b
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b b7 b
G7 C F7 B E A
b b
& #
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
- 46 -
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
&
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b b7 b
G7 F7 B E A
&
#7 #
C F B7 E A7 D
b7 b #7
A D F B E7 A
b7 b
D7 G C7 F B E
b b7
G7 C F7 B E
b n b n b b
&
b #7 #
A C F B7 E A7
- 47 -
b7 b #7
D A D F B E7
&
b7
A D7 G C7 F B
b
E
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
&
3 3
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
- 48 -
#7 b
G7 C F B F7 B
& # b
b7 b
E7 A E A D7 G
#7 #
C F C7 F B7 E
b7 b b7 b
B E A7 D A D
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
# n
&
b7 b b7 b b7 b
3
B E E A A D
C
#7 F
# F
#7 B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
- 49 -
G7 C
&
b
G7 C C7 F F7 B
b
& b n
b7 b b7 b b7 b
B E E A A D
#7 # #7
C F F B B7 E
E7 A A7 D D7 G
G7 C
- 50 -