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    Overview Harmony and Most Common Progressions

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    The document outlines the most common harmonic progressions in major and minor keys, organized into six zones. Zone 1 discusses the primary diatonic progressions in major keys, such as I-IV-V-I. Zone 2 covers minor keys, including progressions like i-iv-V-i. Zones 3-4 introduce chromatic progressions using chords like bII, subV, #IV. Zone 5 involves mixture and Zone 6 secondary functions that occur unpredictably, such as (V) and (II-V) progressions. The progressions are shown using Roman numeral analysis and common-practice chord symbols.

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    The document outlines the most common harmonic progressions in major and minor keys, organized into six zones. Zone 1 discusses the primary diatonic progressions in major keys, such as I-IV-V-I. Zone 2 covers minor keys, including progressions like i-iv-V-i. Zones 3-4 introduce chromatic progressions using chords like bII, subV, #IV. Zone 5 involves mixture and Zone 6 secondary functions that occur unpredictably, such as (V) and (II-V) progressions. The progressions are shown using Roman numeral analysis and common-practice chord symbols.

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    The document outlines the most common harmonic progressions in major and minor keys, organized into six zones. Zone 1 discusses the primary diatonic progressions in major keys, such as I-IV-V-I. Zone 2 covers minor keys, including progressions like i-iv-V-i. Zones 3-4 introduce chromatic progressions using chords like bII, subV, #IV. Zone 5 involves mixture and Zone 6 secondary functions that occur unpredictably, such as (V) and (II-V) progressions. The progressions are shown using Roman numeral analysis and common-practice chord symbols.

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    Overview Harmony and Most Common Progressions

    Diatonic
    Major [“Zone 1”]

    || I – VI | II – V | I ||
    || I – IV | III – VI | II – V | I ||

    Minor [“Zone 2”]



    || I – VI | II – V | I ||
    || IV – VII | III – VI | II – V | I ||

    Chromatic
    Concentric
    Major [“Zone 3”]
    bII
    || II – bII | I || [authentic use]
    || bII || II – V | I || [plagal use]
    [md]


    subV

    || II – subV | I ||

    #II

    || II – #II | I6 ||

    #IV

    || IV – #IVo7 | dom.6/4 ||
    || #IVø – IVmd || I6 - #IVo2 || II – bII | I ||

    IImd / Vmd
    || IImd – Vmd | I ||
    || IV – IImd | dom. 6/4 ||

    IVmd
    || IV – IVmd | I* ||

    IV min / bVIImd
    || IV – bVIImd | I ||
    || IVmin – bVIImd | I ||

    *Or substitutes.

    1
    Minor [“Zone 4”]
    bII
    || II – bII | I || [authentic use]
    || bII || II – V | I || [plagal use]

    subV

    || II – subV | I ||

    #IV

    || IV – #IVo7 | dom. 6/4 ||



    Eccentric
    Mixture [“Zone 5”]

    Ipic [only in minor]
    || II – V | Ipic || [only in minor]

    bIII / bVI [only in major]
    || I – (V) || bIII – bVI | II – V | I ||

    Secondary Functions [“Zone 6”]



    Secondary functions may occur in all sorts of unpredictable situations. A few examples:

    (V)
    || I – (V) | II – V | I || [mostly in major]

    (II – V)
    || I – IV | (II – V) | II – V | I || [major]

    (VII)
    || I – (VII) | II – V | I || [major]

    DD
    || DD | II – V | I || [mostly in major]

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