The document contains musical notation and chord progressions. It demonstrates relationships between different chord types, such as how the flat third of a minor seventh chord is the root of a major sixth chord. It also shows how various chords can be derived from rootless versions of dominant seventh chords.

1. 7 7
7 7
7 7
Dom.7
R
R
R
R
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3 3
7
3
3 3 3
3
5
5
5
5
7
R
3
5
7 7
7 7
7 R
35
77 7
7
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R5
R
5
5 R
R
5
7 R
3
57
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R
5
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2. 5
R
5
7
7 7
7 7
7 7
Min7
R
R
R
R 7
5
5
5
5
7
R
5
7
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
7
7 7
7 7 7
7
R
R
R
5
5
R
5
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R5
R
5
5 R
R
5
7 R 57
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R
5
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3. Maj7
R
R
R
R
3
7 7
7 7 7
7 7
7
7 7
7 7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3
5
5
5
5
R
3
5
R
35
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R5
R
5
5 R
R
5
R
3
5
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4. R7
7 7
7 7
7 7
Min7 5
R
R
R
R 7
7
R
7
3
5
5 5
5
5 5
5
5 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5 5
5
53
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
7
7 7
7 7 7
7
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
7 R 7
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R
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5. V
V
V
V
ii
ii
ii
ii
3
3
5
5
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
7
ii - V
7
5
5
5
5
7
3
3
3
3
7
7
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C-7 F7
C-7 F7
C-7 F7
C-7 F7

6. V V
V V
V V
I I
I I
I I
I I
3
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
5
5
7
7
7
V V
3
3
5
5
7
ii - V - I
7
ii ii
ii ii
ii ii
ii ii
5
5
5
5
7
3
3
3
3
7
7
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D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7

7. I
Vii
IV
ii
IV
ii
I
Vii
V
V
V
I
I
I
3
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
5
3
35
7
7
3
5
5
7
ii - V - I
7
ii
ii
ii
5
5
5
7
3
3
3
I
7
3
5
5
7
V
3
ii
5
3
7
7
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D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7

8. R
Dim.7
R
R
R
R
R
7
7 7 7
7
7
7
7 7
7 7
7
7 7 7 7
7
7 7
3
5
5 5
5
5 5
5
5 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5 5
5
53
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
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9. 6
6 6 6
6
6
6 6 6
6 6
6 6
6
6 6
6
6 6 6
Maj6
R
R
R
R
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3
5
5
5
5
R
3
5
R
35
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R5
R
5
5 R
R
5
R
3
5
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Flat third of Min7 is root of Maj6

10. 6 6
6 6 6
6 6 6
6
6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6
6 6
6
5
R
5
Min6
R
R
R
R
5
5
5
5
R
5
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3R
R
R
5
5
R
5
R
R
R
5
5
5
R
5
R5
R
5
5 R
R
5
R 5
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Flat third of Min7b5 is root of Min6

11. 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9
9
9 9 9
9
9
999 9 9
Dom.7 9
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3 3
3
7
7
7
7 7
7 7
7
7 7 7 7
7 7
7
7
7
7 7 7
5
5
5
5 5 5 5
5
5
5 5
5
5 5 5 5
5
5
5 5
9
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Root of Dim7 is b9 of rootless Dom7b9 voicing
(rootless)

12. Maj9
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(rootless)
Root of min7b5 is 3rd of Maj9 rootless.
Root of min6 is 5 of Maj9 rootless.
9 3
3
39
9
9 9
3
3
3
3
99
9
9
9
9
9
9
5 5
5
5
5
555
5
5
5
5
5
5
7 777
7
7
7
7
7
7
7 7
7
7
7 7 7
7
7 7
5 5
5
5 5
5
33
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
9
9
9
9
9 9 9

13. Dom.7( 9 5)(rootless)
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Root of min6 is b9 of rootless Dom.7(b9#5)
Root of min7b5 is b7 of rootless Dom.7(b9#5)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
77
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
99
9
9
99
9
9
99
9
9

14. 7 7
7 7
7 7
Dom.7 5
R
R
R
R
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3 3
7
3
3 3 3
3
5
5
5
5 5 5 5
5
5 5
5
5
5 5 5 5
5
5
5 5
7
R
3
7 7
7 7
7 R
3
77 7
7
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
7 R
3
7
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