Chord Substitutions

Chord Substitutions Any dominant harmony, here indicated as V7, can be substituted with:

Example using G7

Description

Major

Minor

Major

V9 or V!9

V!9

Extended tertian harmony

G !9

vii±7 or viiº 7

viiº7

Leading tone seventh

B±7 or Bº7

ii7-V7

ii±7 - V7

dd !redominant harmony

" m 7 # G7

Sub V7 or %&oo's &i'e !((7)

Sub V7 or %&oo's &i'e !((7)

*ritone substitution

" !7

*ritone substitution +ith  !redominant

!m7 - "!7

Sub ii7 # Sub V 7 %Loo's &i'e !vi7 - !((7)

Sub V7,ii - ii

Sub V7,iv - iv

Sub Su b ii 7 # Sub V 7 - ii ii

Sub ii 7 # Sub V 7 - iv iv

Any Tonic harmony, here here indicated as I, can be substituted with:

Major maj7

(

add1

(

0(

0(

add2

7

(n C major this +ou&d be. Eb7 - "m

Seondary *ritone substitutions +ith !redominants

(n C major this +ou&d be. Bbm7 - Eb7 - "m

Description

 et  et sus3

0(

i0i i

add1

0i

add2

vi

V(

iii

(((

(n C minor this +ou&d be. Gb7- /m

(n C minor this +ou&d be. "bm7 - Gb7- /m

Example using 

Major

9

extended tertian harmony sus3

0i

added tones0 and sus!ensions Substituting the toni hord +ith the submediant Substituting the toni hord +ith the mediant

 

"m7!$ # V7

Seondary *ritone substitutions

Minor

maj9

Minor

C C

maj7

add1

0(

maj9

add2

0C

Minor 7

 et  et

0C

sus3

C-/#G an be substituted +ith m # / - G C-/#G an be substituted +ith Em # / - G

 

9

i0i add1

Cm

0 Cmadd20 Cmsus3

Cm - /m # G an be substituted +ith b # /m - G Cm - /m # G an be substituted +ith Eb # / - G

Expansions, elaborations o! structural chords I (-V-(

(-(V-(

ii

(V Bass.4a mi re

(-vi

(-iii

( - C* º7 - (

( - C* º7

( Bass. "o ti &a so&

!V(( - (V

ii Bass.4a

IV (V-iv

ii±7

!V((

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1 # dd a seond above the root8 "i44erent 4rom 9 beause there is no seventh 3 or sus # Sounds &i'e a 3- sus!ension an reso&ve or not8 *he third is o4ten not !resent8 2 # Shou&d not sound &i'e a 4irst inversion seventh hord8

( Bass. "o ti te