SECTION 1

Harmony & Theory

1st Form G Major Scale

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Major Scale Formula

|-W-|-W-|H|-W-|-W-|-W-|H|
 Maj 14th P11th
(Perfect 11)

3 5 3 5
P8 (Octave) P5th
(Perfect 5th)

3 5 3 5
Maj 2nd P12th
(Perfect 12th)

3 5 3 5
Maj 9th Maj 6th

3 5 3 5

Maj 3rd Maj 13th

3 5 3 5

Maj 10th Maj 7th

3 5 P4 3 5
(Perfect 4th)

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PRINCIPLE 2: Harmonizing the Major
Scale

3 5 7 9 12 15

3 5 7 9 12
3 5 7 9

3 5 7 9
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F G A
D E

A B C

E F G
B C D
G A
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 C

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F G A
D E

A B C

E F G
B C D
G A
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 C

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F G A
D E

A B C

E F G
B C D
G A
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G maj A min B min C maj

D maj E min F#°

PRINCIPLE 4: G Major Scale 7ths
Open Position

Closed Voicings
 PRINCIPLE 5: Chord Extensions
Harmonizing the Major Scale

Extensions are added to 7th chords by continuing

to stack 3rds past the 7th degree.

Example Chords
G maj7 G maj9 G maj11 G maj13

Amin7 Amin9 Amin11 Amin13

 PRINCIPLE 6: Slash Chords

F G A B

C D E

F G

C D E

A B

Example Slash Chords

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PRINCIPLE 7: Arpeggios &
Sweet Notes
Gmaj7 Arpeggio

Amin7 Arpeggio

Bmin7 Arpeggio
Cmaj7 Arpeggio

D7 Arpeggio

Emin7 Arpeggio
 F#min7b5 Arpeggio
R 3

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7 R

R 3

G Major Scale Harmony

Sweet Notes Concept

R R

R R

R R

R
PRINCIPLE 8: Major & Minor
Pentatonics

(Red Notes are Pentatonic Scale Tones

with the Root marked "R")

G Major E minor
Pentatonic Pentatonic

C Major A Minor
Pentatonic Pentatonic

D Major B Minor
Pentatonic Pentatonic

R R
 R 3

5 7

3 4 5

7 R

4 5 5

R 3

5 positions of the G Blues Scale to

jam over G7 Track

R 3 4 5 5

5 7 R 3

3 4 5 5 7

7 R 3 4 5

4 5 5 7 R

R 3 4 5 5

3 5 7 7 9 12

7
3 4 5

7 4 5

4 5 5 3

R 3 7

5 7 3 5

3 4 5 7

5 7 9 12 15 17

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7 R

4 5 5

9 12 15
PRINCIPLE 10: Tonal Centers
(Key of G)
PRINCIPLE 11: Chord Progressions