Approach

Note Exercise
Major ii-V-i (C maj - 4 Bars)

D m G C
    
      
1 m3 5 7
1 3 5 7 1 3 5 △7

D m G C
                
I Play this 4 bars
D m G C
                
Play this 4 bars similarly!

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Chromatic approach - root

 
 
D m G C
           

1 1 1

D m G C
     
       

  
D m C
 
G
        

D m G C
 
   
   
cont...

Chromatic approach - 3rd

      C
G
   
D m
     

m3 3 3
G
 
D m  
C



    
 

    C
G
  
D m
      

D m G C
  


    
cont...

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Chromatic approach - 5th

      
D m G C
     
   
5 5 5

 
D m G C
  
      
 

  G
   
Dm C
    
    

D m G C
  
 

   
cont...

Chromatic approach - 7th

  
D m G C
            
7 7 △7

D m G C
     
       

  
D m G C
          

D m G C
     
    cont...

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Scale note approach - root

 
D m   
C
  
G
       

1 1 1

C
 
D m 
G
 
        

D m   
C
   
G
      

D m G C
  
      
cont...

Scale note approach - 3rd

     
G
 
C

D m

     

m3 3 3

 
D m 
G C
 


    
 

   
G
 
C

D m

     

D m 
G C
 


    
cont...

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Scale note approach - 5th

  
D m
   
 
G C 


    
5 5 5

D m

G  
C
  
       

   
G    
Dm C 


    

D m G C
   
      cont...

Scale note approach - 7th

  
D m G C
            
7 7 △7

D m G C
  
  
       

  
D m G C
          

D m G C

    
    cont...

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Double Chromatic approach - root

 
  
D m G C
               
1 1 1

D m G C
   
 
    
     

 
  
D m G C G C
 
G
         

D m G G C G C
 
 
 
 
   
cont...

Double Chromatic approach - 3rd

   
G
  
C
    
D m
         

m3 3 3
G
   
D m  
C
 


     


     C
G
    
D m
      

D m G C
   


     
cont...

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Double Chromatic approach - 5th

      
  
Dm G C
    
  
   
5 5 5

  
D m G C
  
   
 
    

    
  
Dm G C
       
  

D m G C
  
 
 
    
cont...

Double Chromatic approach - 7th

    
D m G C
               
7 7 △7

D m G C
      
         

 
C
  
D m G
           

D m G C
      
     cont...

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2 notes approach -1 - root

   
D m G C

               

D m G C
   
   
        

   
D m G C
            

D m G C
   
       
cont...

2 notes approach -1 - 3rd

  
D m
     C
   
G
   
    

  
D m  
G C D m
 


     
 

D m
     C D m
   
G
   
  


D m  
G C
 


     
cont...

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2 notes approach -1 - 5th

       
D m G C
    
  
    

D m

G
  
C
   
        

    
D m G C
   
 
    


D m G C
    
       cont...

2 notes approach -1 - 7th

   
D m G C

               

D m G C
   

     
     

  
D m G C

            

D m G C

     
     cont...

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2 notes approach -2- root

  
D m G C
  
               

D m G C
   
  
   
     

   
D m G C
            

D m G C
  
   
    
cont...

2 notes approach -2 - 3rd

▼   
   
D m C
    
G
   
    
▼

 
D m 
G C D m
 
  


     

▼
▼

   
D m C D m
    
G
      

▼ ▼

D m 
G C
  


     
▼
▼

cont...

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2 notes approach -2 - 5th

      
D m G C
         
    

  
D m G C
   
       
 

    
D m G C
   

    
 

D m G C
   
       
cont...

2 notes approach -2 - 7th


D m G C

                  
▼

D m G C
   

     
     

 
D m G C
  
           
▼

D m G C

     
     cont...

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3 notes approach -1 - root

   
D m G C
     
          

D m G C
   
 
    
 
   

   
D m G C
            

D m G C
 
    
 
  
cont...

3 notes approach -1 - 3rd

  
D m 
   G C
    

      

  
D m 
G C D m
  


     
 

D m
    G C D m
     
     

D m 
G C
  


     
cont...

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3 notes approach -1 - 5th

       
D m G C
    
  
    

D m

G

C
   
        
 

    
D m G C
   

    
 

D m G C
  
        
cont...

3 notes approach -1 - 7th

  
D m G C
      
        
 

D m G C
   

     
     

  
D m G C

          
 

D m G C

     
     cont...

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3 notes approach -2 - root

 
D m G C
         
         

D m G C
   
 
    
     

   
D m G C
            

D m G C
 
    
    
cont...

3 notes approach -2 - 3rd

      G
D m C
           


▼ ▼
▼ ▼


D m 
G C D m
  
  


     

▼ ▼
▼ ▼

   G
D m C D m
          
 
▼ ▼ ▼
▼

D m 
G C
  


     
▼ ▼
▼ ▼

cont...

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3 notes approach -2 - 5th

     
D m G C
          
    

  
D m G C
  
        
 

    
D m G C
   

    
 

D m G C
  
        
cont...

3 notes approach -2 - 7th


D m G C
          
      
▼ ▼

 

D m G C
   

     
  
▼


▼

 


D m G C
   
         
▼ ▼

 

D m G C

     
 
▼


▼

  cont...

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4 notes approach -1 - root

    
D m G C

               

D m G C
       
  
       

    
D m G C
             

D m G C
  
    
     
cont...

4 notes approach -1 - 3rd

     
D m G C
             
 


   
D m G C D m
    


      


    
D m G C D m
           
 

D m G C
    


      
cont...

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4 notes approach -1 - 5th

         
D m G C
             
    


    
D m G C
     
        

     
D m G C
        
   

D m G C
   
         
cont...

4 notes approach -1 - 7th

  
D m G C
                
 
 
 

D m G C
   
 
     
      


D m G C
                 

D m G C
 
     
      cont...

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4 notes approach -2 - root

    
D m G C
                


D m G C

    
     
      

    
D m G C
             

D m G C
    
        
cont...

4 notes approach -2 - 3rd

D m    
       
G C
     
   
  

   
D m 
G C D m
   


      


D m
     
G C D m
      
     

D m 
G C
   


      
cont...

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4 notes approach -2 - 5th

           
D m G C
      
    
 

D m

G
   
C
     
        

     
D m G C
       
    


D m G C
     
        cont...

4 notes approach -2 - 7th

          
D m G C
           

D m G C
  
    
          

    
D m G C
             

D m G C
  
    
      

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