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Passing Chords & Reharmonization 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:52:57

Learn 3 essential techniques for adding passing chords or reharmonizing any song. Techniques include relative chords, secondary dominants, and lower neighbor diminished 7th chords.

Course Objectives
  • Discover techniques for adding chords to any song
  • Explore 2 relative chords for every major & minor chord
  • Learn how build strong leading chords with secondary dominants
  • Master lower neighbor diminished 7 chords for a jazzy passing chord sound
Learning Focus
  • Analysis
  • Chords
  • Improvisation
  • Reharmonization
Featured Reviews

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Fundamental but essential techniques for using passing chords.
Very good quick course on explaining the basics of using alternative passing chords in reharmonising and arranging songs.
Great intro to Reharm
I've heard the "if you like this style then check out our Passing Chords and Reharm on PWJ". a thousand times. I finally did it and it has triggered me back to a practicing routine with cool tunes.
Glad I did this
Since I started as a level 5 at PWJ, that level contained the Reharmonization 2. I tried the first one and decided I better go back and find the Reharmonization 1 so I could better understand the higher level. I’m so glad I did.
Great course!
The concepts were all presented very clearly
Passung chords and reharmonisation
Gute Struktur.

Course Lessons

1
Passing Chords & Reharms 1 – Lesson 1
8:24

Chord Relative Passing Chords

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2
Passing Chords & Reharms 1 – Lesson 2
22:18

Secondary Dominant Passing Chords

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3
Passing Chords & Reharms 1 – Lesson 3
9:00

Lower Neighbor Diminished 7 Passing Chords

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4
Passing Chords & Reharms 1 – Lesson 4
13:15

Q&A

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Fundamental but essential techniques for using passing chords.
Very good quick course on explaining the basics of using alternative passing chords in reharmonising and arranging songs.
Great intro to Reharm
I've heard the "if you like this style then check out our Passing Chords and Reharm on PWJ". a thousand times. I finally did it and it has triggered me back to a practicing routine with cool tunes.
Glad I did this
Since I started as a level 5 at PWJ, that level contained the Reharmonization 2. I tried the first one and decided I better go back and find the Reharmonization 1 so I could better understand the higher level. I’m so glad I did.
Great course!
The concepts were all presented very clearly
Passung chords and reharmonisation
Gute Struktur.
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