Master Harmonization Chart for Power-Bass Major Triads – “Major” Key

Ted Greene, 1989-09-25

Progressions of 4 (or 5) chords with sopranos of K2, K3, K4, K5, and such. [does not apply] [K = “of the key.” For example, K2 = 2nd note of the Key. For this lesson the K number indicates the soprano pedal, although usually it refers to a bass pedal. Notation examples are all given in the key of C. ~Editor’s note.] Red (and other colors) = the triads Soprano Note:

K2: (key’s 2nd) V

I²9\9 VI11\11 V7\5/7 V\5/5 IV Lydian

________________________________________________________________________ bVII

bIII²9\7 I11\9 bVII7\3/7 bVII\3/5 bVI Lydian (bVI Lydian)

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II II7\R/b7 II\R/5 II7\K2/K5 III11\b7 bVI Lydian (I Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ K3: I

I7\3/7 I\3/5 IV²9\7 II11\9 bVII Lydian

________________________________________________________________________ K4: IV

IV7\R/5 bIII Lydian V11\b7 IV7\9/b7 bVII²9\5 (bIII Lydian)

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¨VII bIII²9\9 I11\11 bVII7\5/b7 bVII\5/5 bVI Lydian (bVI Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ ¨II

#IV²9 bII7\3/b7 bII7\3/5 bIII11\9 VII Lydian

________________________________________________________________________ K5: I

IV²9\9 II11\11 bVII Lydian\5 I\5/5 bVII Lydian (I7\5/b7)

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V V\R/5 I²9\5 VI11\b7 V7\R/b7

IV Lydian (IV Lydian) ________________________________________________________________________ ¨III

bIII7\3/b7 bIII\3/5 bVI²9\7 IV11\9 (bII Lydian) bII Lydian

________________________________________________________________________ K¨3: ¨III

bIII\R/5 bVI²9\5/R IV11\b7 bIII\R/b7 bII Lydian (bII Lydian)

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¨VI bII²9\9 bVII11\11 bVI7\5/b7 bVI\5/5 #IV Lydian (#IV Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ VII

bII11\9 (III²9\7) VII\3/5 VII7\3/b7 VI Lydian (VI Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ K6: IV

IV7\3/b7 IV\3/5 bIII Lydian V11\9 (bIII Lydian) bVII²9\7

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II I Lydian III11\11 II7\5/b7 II\5/5 (V²9\9) (I Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ K¨6: VI

VI\R/5 II²9\5 VII 11\b7 VI7\R/b7 V Lydian (V Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ K7: V

V7\3/b7 V\3/5 I²9\7 VI11\9 (IV Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ K¨7: [nothing listed] ________________________________________________________________________

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K8 (1): I

I\R/5 IV²9\5 II11 I7\R/b7 (bVII Lydian) (bVII Lydian) ________________________________________________________________________ IV

bVII²9\9 V11 IV7\5/b7 IV\5/5 (bIII Lydian) (bIII Lydian)

________________________________________________________________________ ¨VI

bVI7\3/b7 bVI\3/5 bII²9\7 bVII11 (#IV Lydian) (#IV Lydian)

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K¨2: [nothing listed] ________________________________________________________________________ K#4: [nothing listed]