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1. Minor II V resolving to major ('Night and Day')

1’ ’ ’ ’

Dà’ ’ ’ ’

Gï’ ’ ’ ’

CJ’ ’ ’ ’

[C\ \H\a\r\m\o\n\i\c\ \M\\a\j\o\r]

œ œœ œœ œbœ œ

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2. Dominant b9 #9 b13 (Stella By Starlight)

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Eb Harmonic Major or G Mixo Ñ9 #9 Ñ13

'Body and Soul'

(b9, #9, b13)

6œb œœ œbœb œbœ œb

G7œ œ

Œ Ó

Eb Major’ ’ ’ ’

CÑ’ ’ ’ ’

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3. Non Dominant Diminished Chords: bIII dim 7 going to II

ÿEb harmonic minor

10’ ’ ’ ’

E!Ñ B!óD lydian b7

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E!Ñ D¢Db melodic minor

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D!J G!ö

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Ab major Db melodic minor #4 (AÑ Harmonic Major)

13’ ’ ’ ’

*FÑ E∂’ ’ ’ ’

E!Ñ E!Ñ/D!

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DÑ melodic min #4 or Lyd. dim. (AÑ is "avoid note")

15 œb œb œb œ œbœb œ œb

Melodic minor #4 (Lydian diminished) starting from the tonic of the key of the moment

* same notes as Ab Harmonic Major (Ab is "avoid note")

œb œb œ œbœb œb œ œb

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17’ ’ ’ ’

DÑ G7C melodic minor #4G Harmonic Major

’ ’ ’ ’

*CJ E!∂’ ’ ’ ’

DÑ G7

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C melodic min #4 or Lyd. dim. (G is "avoid note")

20 œ œœb œ# œ œ

œ œ

Melodic minor #4 (Lydian diminished) starting from the tonic of the key of the moment* same notes as G Harmonic Major (G is "avoid note")

œ œœ œ

œ œbœ# œ

Uses for Harmonic MajorRick Peckham

'Avoid note' or 'special consideration note': Scale note that is a half-step above a chord tone. Any scalenote may be played over a chord, but avoid notes sound questionalble if sustained.

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4. Non Dominant Diminished Chords: Tonic Diminished

Upper Manhattan Medical Group: last 8 bars

22’ ’ ’ ’

D!∫’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

D!J’ ’ ’ ’

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Db Sym Diminished (W,H) OR

26 œb œb œnœ# œ

œ œbœ

Db Mel min #4 (mode 4, Ab Harmonic major

œb œbœb œ

œb œbœ œb

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5. Non Dominant Diminished Chords: Chromatic resolution bVI dim 7'Wave'

28’ ’ ’ ’

DJD Harm. Maj (D is "avoid note")

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*B!∂’ ’ ’ ’

AÑ’ ’ ’ ’

D7

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D Harm. Maj. (D is "avoid note")

32 œ œœ# œ œ

œb œ# œ

G melodic min #4 or Lyd. dim. (D is "avoid note")

œ œœb œ# œ œ

œ# œ

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'Corcovado'

34’ ’ ’ ’

D7/A’ ’ ’ ’

F melodic minor #4 or C Harm. Major

’ ’ ’ ’

*A!∂’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

GÑ’ ’ ’ ’

C7’ ’ ’ ’

FJ’ ’ ’ ’

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F melodic min #4 or Lyd. dim. (C is "avoid note")

42œ œ

œb œN œ œœ œ

F melodic minor #4 or C Harm. Major

œ œœ œ

œ œbœ œ

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