voice leading turnarounds - III


The "Woody'n You" Sequence


Extrapolations on the distinctive harmonic cycle used in the Dizzy Gillespie song Algo Bueno (1944; aka Woody'n You):




At their core, this set of drills exemplify the harmonic relationship between two melodic minor scales three half steps apart. For example, the scales of B flat and D flat Melodic Minor provide for the basis of, and color to, the first two chords of the sequence: G minor seven flat five and C seven altered.

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• Accidentals pertain only to the chord immediately following.

Posted: Mon - October 12, 2009 at 05:23 PM          


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