A Progression Map for E Major
E#dim7
G#m7b5
C# F#m A#m7b5
C#m7b5
7,9,b9
G
m7,m9
F#
A#m7b5
Gdim7
B 7,9,b9
7,9,11,13,sus
D# G#m B#dim7
7,9,b9 D#m7b5
m7
G#m7b5
C#m G#
7,9,b9
Bm
7 m7,m9
E
7,9,b9 A E/G# E#dim7
G#m7b5
6,M7,m,m6
A#m7b5
F#m C#
7,9,b9
Em6
m7,m9 Edim/G
F#
7,9,b9 B Am7
C7
B/F# 7,9,11,13,sus F7
C
E/B D9
E
A#m7b5
D
9
A/E Chords in italics have been respelled:
Gdim7 = Fxdim7, C7 = C(aug6)
2,6,M7,M9,sus B/E
Suggestions for Use
1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at I. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back toward I. (Example: E-A-B-E)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: F#m-B-E or C#m-A-F#m-B)
3 - You may jump to a green location at any time. When you do, there is a tendency to follow the arrows back toward the blue locations.
4 - If two locations have the same name, you may switch from one to the other. This gives more options for choosing the next chord.
5 - The arrows indicate strong, natural-sounding progressions. For interest, sometimes go opposite the direction of the arrows.
The expression X/Y indicates chord X with scale note Y in the bass.
Copyright 1995, 2001, 2004, 2017 Stephen Mugglin
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