The 12 Unique Tones in the Circle correspond to 12 chormatic notes in an octave:

Circle Movement:

C

G

D

A

E

B

F# / Gb

C# / Db

G# / Ab

D# / Eb

A# / Bb

F

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12 Chromatic Notes:

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B

Basic Chords for C Key: C, F, G7

Use Roman Numerals:

Chord C = Chord I

Chord F = Chord IV

Chord G7 = Chord V7

C Key:

Chord I: C

Chord IV: F

Chord V7: G7

4 Types of 7th Chords are formed in the C Diatonic Scale:

1. Major 7 (IM7, IVM7)

2. Minor 7 (ii7, iii7, vi7)

3. Dominant 7 (V7)

4. Half Diminished 7

Put in the minor 7 chords in the inner circle:

ii7

iii7

vi7

The minor chords are also side by side with each other.

When we use the Circle of 5ths, we are dealing with 7th Chords:

Key of C:

V7 - G7

ii7 - Dm7

iii7 - Em7

vi7 - Am7

vii half diminished 7 - B half diminished 7

12 o clock position: Home Base - Chord I

The 3 minor jazzy chord progression in the Circle of 5ths are:

1. Dm7 G7 C

2. Am7 Dm7 G7 C

3. Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

In Roman Numerals, they are:

1. ii7 V7 I

2. vi7 ii7 V7 I

3. iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 I

Step 1: Jazzy Chord Progression

3 Different Names to this Chord Progression:

1. 2 5 1 Chord Progression
2. ii7 V7 I Chord Progression
3. C Key: Dm7 G7 C Chord Progression

Listen to the Jazzy Chord Progression Sound - 2-5-1

Take out different song books and you will find this progression everywhere: 2-5-1

ii7 V7 I

All you need to do is to substitute all the V& Chord with ii7 V7.

In the Key of C: Substitute all the G7 Chord with Dm7 G7.

The 2-5-1 is a great ending to the song or to any sections of a song.

Listen to the beautiful jazzy chord progression - 2 - 5 - 1 in the song!

Step 2: Jazzy Chord Progression

3 Different Names to this Chord Progression:

1. 6 2 5 1 Chord Progression
2. vi7 ii7 V7 I Chord Progression
3. C Key: Am7 Dm7 G7 C Chord Progression

The 6 -2 - 5 - 1 chord progression

vi7 ii7 V7 I

Sometimes this chord progression is called a 'turn around' and it fits right into a 2 Bar chord progression.

You can use this progression at different places in a song:

1. the end of a tune
2. the end of a section
3. as a transition to get back to the beginning
4. as introduction to the song
5. as an ending tag to a song

In another course, I will cover more about these turn arounds!

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It is very easy to predict chord progressions:

Look at the Circle of 5ths and watch the counter clockwise movement.

Just add vi7 in front of ii7 chords.

Listen to how great the progression sounds when it is applied into a song in the next video!

Listen to how beautiful the 6-2-5-1 flows so beautifully in the song!

Step 3: Jazzy Chord Progression

3 Different Names to this Chord Progression:

1. 3 6 2 5 1 Chord Progression
2. iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 I Chord Progression
3. C Key: Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C Chord Progression

Listen to how beautiful the sound flows in this progression:

3 - 6 - 2 - 5 - 1

iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 1

Enjoy!

Add iii7 in front of vi7 whenever you can.

It always sound good!

Open any fake books and you will see this jazzy chord progression everywhere:

iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 I

3 - 6 - 2 - 5 - 1

People who play by ear naturally will play these chord progressions into their songs!

Circle Theory Tip 10:

You need to understand that the Circle of 5ths has limitations when it comes to chord substitutions. This is where Level 3 is very important :)

When we want to reharmonize the song with minor chord substitutions, we need to combine Level 3 and Level 4 to get the most beautiful harmonic sound for the song.

Let's look at our final chord chart:

There are a lot of C's in there - 1st line, 2nd line, and 3rd line.

So if we depend on just the Circle of 5ths to put in minor chords, we discover that it is not enough. Some minor chord substitutions do not use the Circle of 5ths movement. And this is why we need to use the Harmony Rules in Level 3 to finish off this chart.

Watch the video in the next lecture.

After we finish putting in Level 4 minor 7 chord substitutions, it is always good to go back to Level 3 to complete the minor chord substitutions.

Another reason is that chords don't always move according to the Circle of 5ths.

Sometimes chords like to move a third or in stepwise movement.

You will notice that in the chord progression, I actually have 3 chord progressions with: Em7 Am7 Dm G7.

·In real life when I play, I don’t use the same chord progressions in a song.

·But this is a ‘teaching course’ and I am teaching you how to apply the Reharmonization Rules at the different levels, so I try to show all the many places where you are able to apply the reharmonization rule.

·As you move higher up in the levels with more options, you will have a variety. But you need to first have this basic foundation so that you can apply more advanced chord progressions at higher level.