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DOMINANT CHORD CYCLES
jon encounter harmonic progressions consisting of nothing more than a
ig in one key for more than two beats, These exercises will help you pre-
vycles can be useful for other progressions with fast harmonic rhythms. If you ignore the acciden-
imagine other key signatures, any of these cycles will work as key center cycles. The progression
a begin like the following:
Fmaj7 ~ Bo? ~ Em7 (or E7) - Am7 ~ Dm7
aj7 - Bomaj7 - Eg?= Am7 (or A7) - Dm?
07 ~ Bm? ~ Em7~ Am? - D7
~ Bbmaj7 — Ebmaj7 - Ao7
m7 (or F#7) ~ Bm? ~ Em? ~ A7
Fm? ~ Bb? - Ebmaj7 ~ Abmaj7
m7 ~ Bm7 ~ E7 ~ Amaj7
Outline no.1: descending scale steps from 3rd of chord
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13.2. Outline no.1: descending scale steps from 3rd of chord
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13.3 Outline no.2 & outline no.1
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*54 Outline no.1 & outline no.2
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Outline no.3 & 3-5-7-9 arpeggio
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