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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
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Really accessible and informative.
I really enjoyed this course on passing chords and reharmonization. An excellent course, the techniques from which can be immediately used to transform chord progressions and harmonic fabric of famous songs and jazz standards. I will definitely review and practice this course. I recommend. Five Stars.
Revolutionary!
Very helpful! Simple technique for great effect
Life changing
Seriously the best info for a songwriter like me, you will learn to sound much more interesting even with the simplest progressions.
Good review!!!!
Great overview to revisit a few concepts in an understandable format.
Very Pleasing to Learn
I found this course to be well designed. I really enjoyed the sounds of the passing chords. I’m excited to apply these lessons to lead sheets I am working on!

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

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Really accessible and informative.
I really enjoyed this course on passing chords and reharmonization. An excellent course, the techniques from which can be immediately used to transform chord progressions and harmonic fabric of famous songs and jazz standards. I will definitely review and practice this course. I recommend. Five Stars.
Revolutionary!
Very helpful! Simple technique for great effect
Life changing
Seriously the best info for a songwriter like me, you will learn to sound much more interesting even with the simplest progressions.
Good review!!!!
Great overview to revisit a few concepts in an understandable format.
Very Pleasing to Learn
I found this course to be well designed. I really enjoyed the sounds of the passing chords. I’m excited to apply these lessons to lead sheets I am working on!
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