Harris Chords Example

Diatonic (just chords in the scale) G major (drop 3)

   

G^

Am7 

3 4 4 3

 

 

 

Bm7 

C^

5 5 5

7 7 7

8 9 9

5

7

8

 

    

 

3 3 4

5 5 5

7 7 7

8 9 8

3

5

6

8

10 12 11

7

9

10

5

 



 

8 10 9

5 7 5

D7 

Bb^(#5) C7 

7 8 7

 

 

Em7 

G melodic minor (drop 3)

Gm^ Am7 

 



D7 

F#Ø

  

G^

 

 

F#Ø Gm^

EØ

5 7 5

6 8 7

8 10 9

10 11 11

5

7

9

10

C major (drop 2)

 

 

Dm7 

 

Em7 

F^

5 4 5 3

6 5 7 5

8 7 9 7

10 9 10 8

 

 

 

4 4 5 3

6 5 7 5

8 7 9 6



Am7 

BØ

C^

7 6 7 5

8 8 9 7

10 10 10 9

12 12 12 10

 

AØ



BØ

 

  

7 6 7 5

8 8 8 7

10 10 10 9

11 12 12 10

G7 

5 4 5 3

 

G7 

C melodic minor (drop 2)

Cm^ Dm7  Eb^(#5) F7 

 

 

 

 

C^

Cm^

Barry Harris (with extra note added) Comes for the "bebop scales" because we have diminished chords G major (6th - diminished in drop 3)

             G6

Ao

G6/B Co

G6/D D#o

  

Em7  F#o

C6

(Note : G6 = Em7)

 

4 5 4

5 7 5

7 8 7

3

5

7

8

3 5 4

5 7 5

7 8 7

8 10 8

10 12 9

5

6

7

9

10

G minor (m6th - diminished in drop 3)

    

   

Gm6/Bb

   

Gm6/D

    EØ

C6/E Fo

3 3 2

4 5 4

5 7 5

7 8 7

3

5

6

8

5 2 5 3

6 4 6 5

8 5 7 7

9 7 9 8

   

C6/G G#o

     

Am7  Bo

5 5 5 5

7 6 7 6

8 8 9 7

10 9 10 9

C minor (m6th - diminished in drop 2)

          Gm6

Cm6

C6

Cm6/Eb

 

Cm6/G

     AØ

12 10 12 10

 

Cm6

(Cm6 = Am7(b5))

Please note : Gm6 = Em7(b5)

 

Do

(C6 = Am7)

3 4 2

Gm6

C major (6th - diminished in drop 2)

         

G6

3 5 3

5 7 5

6 8 7

8 10 8

10 11 9

5

6

7

9

10

4 2 5 3

6 4 6 5

8 5 7 6

9 7 9 8

5 4 5 5

7 6 7 6

8 8 8 7

10 9 10 9

11 10 12 10