A Progression Map for A Major

A#dim7
C#m7b5

F# Bm D#m7b5
F#m7b5
7,9,b9
C
m7,m9
B
D#m7b5
B#dim7
E 7,9,b9
7,9,11,13,sus
G# C#m E#dim7
7,9,b9 G#m7b5
m7
C#m7b5
F#m C#
7,9,b9
Em
7 m7,m9
A
7,9,b9 D A/C# A#dim7
C#m7b5
6,M7,m,m6
D#m7b5
Bm F#
7,9,b9
Am6
m7,m9 Adim/C
B
7,9,b9 E Dm7
F7
E/B 7,9,11,13,sus Bb7

F
A/E G9

A
D#m7b5
G
9

D/A Chords in italics have been respelled:

F7 = F(aug6)
2,6,M7,M9,sus E/A
Suggestions for Use
1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at I. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back toward I. (Example: A-D-E-A)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: Bm-E-A or F#m-D-Bm-E)
3 - You may jump to a green location at any time. When you do, there is a tendency to follow the arrows back toward the blue locations.
4 - If two locations have the same name, you may switch from one to the other. This gives more options for choosing the next chord.
5 - The arrows indicate strong, natural-sounding progressions. For interest, sometimes go opposite the direction of the arrows.

The expression X/Y indicates chord X with scale note Y in the bass.

Copyright 1995, 2001, 2004, 2017 Stephen Mugglin

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