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Chord Substitution

Chord Substitution. What is Chord Substitution?. Chord substitution refers to the art of changing and/or adding chords to a progression in order to create harmony that is different and more interesting. What do you do?.

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Chord Substitution

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  1. Chord Substitution

  2. What is Chord Substitution? • Chord substitution refers to the art of changing and/or adding chords to a progression in order to create harmony that is different and more interesting.

  3. What do you do? • The general chord substitution rule holds that chords that share two or more notes in common can be readily substituted for each other

  4. Getting started… • Musicians maths! • 1 = 3 = 6 • 2 = 4 • 4 = 2 = 6 • 5 = 7 = 3

  5. How it works… • Consider the four examples below. • In each example the first chord shares two notes with the potential substitution chords.

  6. In practice… • The sequence and its substitution: • C Am Dm G • C Am F G • With or without you • C G Am F • C B˚ Am F • C B˚ Am Dm • I will Survive • Am Dm G C • Am F G C • Am F G Em

  7. Unit 7 Grading Criteria

  8. Compositional exercise #2 • You must compose and sing a melodic line (or two) and harmonize it with appropriate chords. • You must then provide 2 further versions of the melody using substituted chords. • The melodies should then be uploaded to ‘Compositional Exercise’ folder on the Unit 7 & 34 Composition and Songwriting Moodle page.

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