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Chord Harmonization Harmonization for Guitar “Using chords and melodies together, making harmony by stacking scale tones as triads” the root note would become the I major chord, the second note the ii minor chord, the third note the iii minor chord, the fourth note the IV major chord, the fifth note the V major chord, the sixth note the vi minor chord, the seventh note the vii diminished chord and the octave would be a I major chord. Key of C Just focus on the Key of C (major) (for now...) The Key of C is the easiest key to learn because it contains no sharps or flats. It starts and ends on C CDEFGABC R234567R CDEFGABC ROOT NOTE Key of C =C C to C = OCTAVE RRoot Note = 1 12345678 CDEFGABC 12345678 CDEFGABC CDEFGABC the root note would become the I major chord, the second note the ii minor chord, the third note the iii minor chord, the fourth note the IV major chord, the fifth note the V major chord, the sixth note the vi minor chord, the seventh note the vii diminished chord and the octave would be a I major chord. CDEFGABC The Key of C Major Guitar Chord Progression Iii iii IV Vvi vii¡ M I R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R X GE P XXD P E GEB P P D G B P X AEP X B P FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS 1st C I 1st F I 1st 1st FCF I I 1st 1st C I 1st Ab F II E M A M BE MR A R B I E A MR B M C R D R or P C F M P G G M R FD RP C major D minor E minor F major G major A minor B Diminished 7th Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd (C) Root 5th Root -3rd (Dm) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th Root (Em) Root 5th Root 3rd 5th Root (F) Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd Root (G) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th (Am) Root -5th -7th -3rd 5th (B¡7 ) (Major) (Minor) (Minor) (Major) (Major) (Minor) (Diminished) The Key of CTonic MajorSuper Guitar Tonic ChorMediantd ProgrSubession Dominant Dominant Sub Mediant Leading Tone Iii iii IV Vvi vii¡ M I R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R X GE P XXD P E GEB P P D G B P X AEP X B P FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS 1st C I 1st F I 1st 1st FCF I I 1st 1st C I 1st Ab F II E M A M BE MR A R B I E A MR B M C R D R or P C F M P G G M R FD RP C major D minor E minor F major G major A minor B Diminished 7th Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd (C) Root 5th Root -3rd (Dm) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th Root (Em) Root 5th Root 3rd 5th Root (F) Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd Root (G) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th (Am) Root -5th -7th -3rd 5th (B¡7 ) (Major) (Minor) (Minor) (Major) (Major) (Minor) (Diminished) Tonic Super Tonic Mediant Sub Dominant Dominant Sub Mediant Leading Tone The Key of C Major Guitar Chord Progression Iii iii IV Vvi vii¡ M I R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R X GE P XXD P E GEB P P D G B P X AEP X B P FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS 1st C I 1st F I 1st 1st FCF I I 1st 1st C I 1st Ab F II E M A M BE MR A R B I E A MR B M C R D R or P C F M P G G M R FD RP C major D minor E minor F major G major A minor B Diminished 7th Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd (C) Root 5th Root -3rd (Dm) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th Root (Em) Root 5th Root 3rd 5th Root (F) Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd Root (G) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th (Am) Root -5th -7th -3rd 5th (B¡7 ) (Major) (Minor) (Minor) (Major) (Major) (Minor) (Diminished) The KeyTonic of C MajorSuper Tonic GuitarMediant ChordSub Pr DominantogressionDominant Sub Mediant Leading Tone Iii iii IV Vvi vii¡ M I R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R I M R X GE P XXD P E GEB P P D G B P X AEP X B P FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS FINGER POSITIONS 1st C I 1st F I 1st 1st FCF I I 1st 1st C I 1st Ab F II E M A M BE MR A R B I E A MR B M C R D R or P C F M P G G M R FD RP C major D minor E minor F major G major A minor B Diminished 7th Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd (C) Root 5th Root -3rd (Dm) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th Root (Em) Root 5th Root 3rd 5th Root (F) Root 3rd 5th Root 3rd Root (G) Root 5th Root -3rd 5th (Am) Root -5th -7th -3rd 5th (B¡7 ) (Major) (Minor) (Minor) (Major) (Major) (Minor) (Diminished) Tonic Super Tonic Mediant Sub Dominant Dominant Sub Mediant Leading Tone Now mix up these chords to your heart’s content. Billions of songs have been created using this method. And now that you know the rules, go out of way to break them!.
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